Obituary for Katherine “Kathe” Lemon Katherine “Kathe” Dawn Lemon, 60, of Columbus, OH, passed away on Saturday, November 17, 2018 in the Kobacker House. Kathe was born July 31, 1958 in Cincinnati to Charles and Peggy Lemon. Besides her parents, she is survived by brothers; Scott (Bobbi) Lemon, Michael and Richleigh Lemon, one sister; Megan Oberlin, 11 nieces and nephews and 14 grand-nieces and nephews.
Kathe graduated Cambridge High School in 1976, Westminster College in 1980 receiving her B.A. and her M.A. from Mt. St. Joseph in 1992. She was a member of the Overbrook Presbyterian Church.
After graduating from Westminster College, Kathe pursued her passion for education and children and became a teacher in the Cambridge City School System for 24 years until her loss of hearing forced her to retire. Kathe continued her caring spirit by volunteering for Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center in Cambridge before moving to Columbus, OH in 2010. While in Columbus, she Volunteered for a Medical Mission trip to Haiti two years in a row.
On her first trip, Kathe learned of a program that enabled her to sponsor a local students’ education and decided to support three students. In 2013 she established the Katherine D. Lemon Student Scholarship to assist Students from Cambridge High School with their cost for Higher Education. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to the Scholarship fund.
(details to follow) Services will be held on Friday November 23, 2018 at 4 PM in the Overbrook Presbyterian Church, 4131 N. High Street Columbus OH 43214. Family will be receiving friends from 2-4 PM at the church. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 2:30 PM in the Southern Hills Baptist Church, 127 W. 8th Street Cambridge, OH 43725; a reception to follow service.
The family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to the staffs of Danbury Senior Living and the Kobacker House Hospice for their excellent and dedicated care. Online condolences: www. rutherfordfuneralhome.com To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Katherine “Kathe” Lemon please visit our Sympathy Store.
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