Obituaries for December 23, 2012

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Katheleen A. Rivers, 63, of Cordova passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Methodist Hospital-Germantown. Mrs. Rivers was born May 18, 1949 in Denver, Colorado to William E. and Mary Louise Dowling and was raised in Dyersburg, Tennessee. She was the public relations coordinator for Arlington Animal Clinic, a major animal lover, was of the Roman Catholic faith and loved her family and friends dearly. Mrs. Rivers was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, William J. Dowling and Patrick L. Dowling; and is survived by her husband of 33 years, Michael L. Rivers and his mother, Irene Rivers; sons, Robert H. Reed II of Arlington, Tennessee and Brian Kelly Reed of Ft. Wayne, Indiana; grandchildren, Lauren Lopez, Landon Thompson, Skyler Reed, Cody Reed and Elena Reed; one great granddaughter, Dawsyn Lopez; and a host of family & friends. The family will receive friends from 9:00 am until the funeral mass at 10:00 am, Saturday, December 22, 2012 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church Chapel-Germantown with the burial to follow at 2:00 pm at Fairview Cemetery in Dyersburg, Tennessee. In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial be sent to Juvenile Diabetes, The Arthritis Foundation or the Memphis/Shelby County Humane Society.

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