Kathryn Conner died after a short illness on Monday, April 20, 2015 at the Duke Raleigh Hospital in Raleigh. She was born on August 12, 1924 in Thomasville, NC. She lived in Raleigh since 1969 .

After graduating from high school, she attended High Point College where she majored in Education and qualified for a Teacher’s Certificate to teach in the schools of North Carolina. In her senior year at High Point College she was honored by being elected the Most Outstanding Student in College. Following teaching in the public schools for several years, she enrolled in the Library of Science program at UNC-Chapel Hill where she earned a Masters of Library Science. Following graduation, she worked in the libraries at UNC-CH, Wake Forest College, and public school libraries throughout the state including Wake Forest Rolesville Middle School. Kathryn was active in the Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh since 1969. For the last twenty-five years of her life she was a devoted member of Bible Application Class (BAC).

She is survived by her son, Mark, who works at the NC Department of Transportation and 42nd Street Oyster Bar in Raleigh, and by her daughter, Deborah, an endodontist in Durham, and HT Conner. She believed in the value of education and lived a faithful Christian life.

Funeral service will be held for Kathryn at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh on Friday April 24, 2015 at 11am. In lieu of flowers, contribution may be made to Hayes Barton Baptist Church Ministry, 1800 Glenwood Ave, Raleigh, NC. Condolences: rfhr.com