Kathleen Brown Eames

Kathleen Brown Eames was born July 23, 1920 in Kansas City, Missouri. She lived near Lathrop with her parents, Harold and Anna Brown and sister, Bonnie. When she was almost 17, in 1937, her family moved to southern California. They lived in Pomona, California where her father started a roofing business and Kathleen graduated from high school. She completed two years of college and worked at the library and a Chevrolet dealership. In 1950, in Pomona, Kathleen married Gene Eames, also from near Lathrop. They moved to Chicago where Gene worked for TWA. A son, Robert, was born in 1951. Sadly, Gene died in 1958. Kathleen and Robert moved back to Pomona and lived with her parents and sister. She went back to school, graduated from La Verne College, and taught 2nd and 3rd grade in Pomona for 25 years. Her father died in 1963, her mother in 1989 and her sister in 1995. In 2000, Kathleen moved to Virginia to live with her son’s family. She passed away peacefully on January 29, 2020.

Kathleen was a lifelong member of the First Christian Church. She has been an active P.E.O. member since 1942. We will miss her smile and love for her family.

Survivors include her son, Robert and his wife Jeanie. She was a loving grandmother to Adam (Christina), Colin (Liza) and Betsy. She has one great-grandchild, Abigail, Adam and Christina’s daughter.

A funeral service celebrating Kathleen's life will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, February 29th, at the First Christian Church, 400 Center Street, Lathrop, MO. Burial in Lathrop Cemetery.  Following the graveside committal, family and friends are invited to the church fellowship hall for lunch.  In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Kathleen and the Eames and Brown families to the Lathrop Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 11, Lathrop, MO 64465.

A funeral service celebrating Kathleen’s life will be held at 10:00 am Saturday, February 29th, at the First Christian Church, 400 Center Street, Lathrop, MO. Burial in Lathrop Cemetery.  Following the graveside committal, family and friends are invited to the church fellowship hall for lunch.