EAST PRAIRIE -- Kathryn "Katie" Layell, 94, of East Prairie died Friday, July 28, 1995, at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.

She was born Jan. 26, 1901, in Wyatt, daughter of William and Ivory Keen Milliner. She was married to Sam Layell, who preceded her in death by 1972.

Layell lived in Mississippi County her entire life, where she was an overseer of Lochhead Farms in East Prairie. She was a member of the Nelson United Methodist Church in East Prairie.

Survivors include a niece, Wanda Pope of Charleston; two great-nephews and three great-great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by a sister.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie.

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with Jerry Weller officiating. Burial will follow in the Odd Fellows Cemetery near Charleston.