Kathleen Colum

Direct Cremation. 

Yes, she had a name – Kathleen (Young) Colum. Yes, there was a birth date – 11 July 1935. And a death date – 08/28/2026 at 2:15 AM She was raised by her mother and her father, Alice (Wallace) and Goldie Young. Born in Mapleton Kansas, but raised in Fort Scott, Kansas. Relocated to San Diego California in 1958. Returned in 1976 and left again, only to return in 2005 until moving to Arizona, September 15, 2025. She really missed San Diego, California, her church family but especially her Kids and Grandkids Siblings – YES: Verna Mae, Lena Bell, Edith, Goldie, Marion and his twin, Ruben, and Mont…. And yes, they had husbands, wives and children who had children, who had children, some known, as well as unknown to her or her to them. Family! Yes, she had children. Five. No 6+: Linda, Roy Jr. (Pat), Kimberly (Ezell), Bryon, April, Larren (Nicole) and a host of others she fostered and babysat. And you’re supposed to mention grandchildren – Linda Joyce gave her 2 (Shannon and Shawn), Roy Jr gave her 4 (DeAndrea, Kareem, Shonta and Roy III), Kimberly Joyce gave her 2 (Keya and NaKeya), Bryon gave her (Tanisha and a Son)2, Lynn gave her 2 (Justin and Tyler) and Larren gave her 2 + 1 Davinnia, Larren Jr + Raymond)= 15. And great-grandchildren – Shannon gave her 2, Shawn gave her 3, Deandrea Kimberly gave her 2, Kareem gave her 3, Shonta gave her 1, Roy III gave her 1; Keya Joyce gave her 4, NaKeya Joyce gave her 2; Tanisha gave her 1 = 19. And great-great grandchildren—Linda Joyce II gave her 2; JaKeya gave her 1 and Roy III gave her 1 = 4. And Great Great Great Grand: Kaleb gave her 1 in 2026. Of her many grandchildren and great grandchildren 4 were blessed to live with her and Roy in Kansas, Nakeya, Kaleb, Christion and Justin. She was also honored with her name being given to her oldest Great Granddaughter, MaKayla Kathleen.

But what we really want you to know is she made a house a home and was and will always be the glue to her family. She was quiet, but loud and got louder with age and Alzheimer’s! Although she would tell you she did not like to cook, she kept us fed and would feed anyone that came to her house. If she wasn’t at Church, she was sewing, singing, planning church cookouts at Rohr Park, putting together Church fashion shows, teaching bible class, working the Women’s Church Seminars and Cooking and serving at the Men’s Seminars, preparing the communion table, planning Church skating parties at Sweetwater Skating Rink, Bowling in Church Leagues, playing cards with Church members, giving jerri curls to Church Members, playing tennis at El Toyon Park with a Church member, Sending out get well birthday cards and delivering meals to Church members, and/or playing taxi driver for someone who needed a ride. Church was her life and she had no problem letting it be known and it made her happy, filling her soul! If she wasn’t babysitting, cleaning her house, taking care of her mother-in-law, going to

Yes, her prayers were and have been and still are being answered! Thank you, JESUS!!!

She loved her God. To sum her up: she loved.From the time of her cancer diagnosis, May 2021 to death: She/We had good days and some bad. Although the Alzheimer’s, colon cancer and parkinson’s was trying for us, especially Dad, the Alzheimer’s made it easy for her. It kept her in her happy days and made for great stories of how she was raised, brought up and untold secrets and stuff nobody would talk about….LOL! Yep, she talked about everybody and everything…but not to everybody! She also, always made comments about how Obama looked like her DAD and how good looking they both were. She always said she had a Good Life, loved her husband, Children and Grandchildren….She Loved! She always told us and showed she loved us! Believing she never really knew just how ill she was, and because she was/is a child of God, she never was afraid of final days. Although hard to accept, she is now in a much better and peaceful place where she can rest well and be our guardian angel and back with her beloved Husband of 74 years, who proceeded her in death 09/10/2025, and her son Bryon who also preceded her in death 01/18/2026, her parents and all her siblings.Graveside Service will take place for both Roy & Kathleen …at the 1st National Cemetery, in Fort Scott, Kansas, under the direction of the Cheney Witt Chapel Cards and Condolences may be mailed to: 201 South Main Street, POB 347, Fort Scott, Kansas 66701and/or emailed to infor@cheneywitt.com or to Kimberly Colum-Wright, 5940 E Boise St., Mesa, AZ 85205 and/or email kimberlyjcwright@gmail.com

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