Katherine Killingsworth

Katherine Ann Merkison Killingsworth, 57, of Bainbridge, GA, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017.The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at First Church of the Nazarene. Interment will be at First Church of the Nazarene Cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Jacky Grubbs, Bobby Grubbs, Sr., Bobby Grubbs, Jr., Jordan Grubbs, Ray Staples, and Robert Thompson.The family will receive friends at the church immediately following the service. Online visitors may sign the guest register at www.iveyfuneral.com.Kathy was born April 6, 1959 in Bainbridge, GA, the daughter of Jimmy and Peggy Merkison. She was a graduate of Bainbridge High School, Class of 1977. She was an active member of her church, First Church of the Nazarene, and loved her family very much.Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Mike Killingsworth of Bainbridge, GA; her sons, Alan Michael Killingsworth and Matthew Bryce Killingsworth, both of Bainbridge, GA; her mother, Peggy Merkison of Bainbridge, GA; her brothers, Billy Merkison of Bainbridge, GA, Paul Merkison (Donna) of Cedar Springs, GA, and Jimbo Merkison (Missy) of Bainbridge, GA; and her sister, Page Merkison of Tallahassee, FL.