Kit Ford

Catharine "Kit" Ford, 88, died Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at Elmore Medical Center in Mountain Home.

At her request, no services will be held. Cremation was under the direction of Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel.

Kit was born April 8, 1920, to Ralph and Catharine Stickell in Middletown, Pa.

"She was a private woman, but those who knew her enjoyed her humor and intellect," her family said.

Kit is survived by: two sons and their families, Michael (Lise) of Woodbridge, Va.; Pat (Liz) of Spearfish, S.D.; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren and her "most beloved and trusted friend," Toni (Selwyn) Brine and family of Mountain Home.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Vern, and her son, Timothy.