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Katherine Margaret (Kay) Somerville
Obituaries
Katherine Margaret (Kay) Somerville, 99, of Dawsonville, died July 21, 2018. Kay was born on Dec. 1, 1918, in Younkers, N.Y. to Ruloff and Lorette Both. At an early age, she moved with her family to Carmel, N.Y., where she attended Carmel Central School. Upon graduating, she moved to New York City, working at the 1938 World’s Fair. It was there that she met and married William Somerville, her husband until his death 53years later. During the years she lived in New York City, Carmel, New York and Cape Cod, Mass., she worked as a secretary and managed a movie theater. Upon her husband’s death, she moved to Cadiz, Ky., to be near her son. While there, she volunteered at the local hospital and was active in the community.