Kathy’s family moved from New Mexico to Mead, Oklahoma, in 1964. In 1977, she relocated to Norman where she met and married Lanny Bates and began her family. In 1985 the family settled in Noble, Oklahoma, and she resided there until her passing.
Kathy married Terry Childress in 2022, who passed away in 2023. She valued education, earning a Bachelor’s Degree from Southeastern State College, a Master’s Degree from the University of Oklahoma, and recently graduating from Charis Bible College.
Throughout her life, Kathy worked in various fields including teaching elementary school, hairdressing, and real estate, but found her true calling as a librarian, working in several library systems from 1990 until her retirement as the Noble High School Librarian in 2016.
A cherished family memory of Kathy is her dancing to Fleetwood Mac's "Never Going Back Again." She even invented a special dance for it, which she called the Box Step Dance. She was passionate about books, literacy and fostering a love of reading. She enjoyed showing love through gifts, especially for her grandchildren. She was incredibly hard working and driven. She was dedicated to helping others, touching many hearts with her kindness and generosity.
She is survived by her brother Gary Reece and wife Maxine (Rio Rancho, NM), brother Bart Reece and wife Margie (Calera, OK), brother Tim MacEntire and wife Nancy (Platter, OK), sister Mary and husband Robert Rawls (Mead, OK), son Landon Bates (Noble, OK), daughter Audra and husband Kyle Carlisle and grandchildren Bennett, Kohen, and Lucas (Milwaukie, OR), bonus son Chris Childress and wife Jennifer (Noble, OK), bonus daughter Regina and husband Martin Vazquez and children John Davis II (Noble, OK), Rylee Jackson and her daughter Rynlee Robinson (OKC, OK), as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepmother Anna Mae MacEntire, her brothers Tom MacEntire and David MacEntire, and her husband Terry Childress.
Kathy lived a full life making her accomplishments too long to list. She will be remembered for her deep love for her family and her faith in God.
A visitation for Kathy will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Primrose Funeral Service, 1109 North Porter Ave, Norman, OK 73071. A funeral service will occur Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 10:00 AM, 1109 North Porter Ave, Norman, OK 73071. A committal service will occur Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM at Mead Cemetery, Mead, Mead, OK 73449.
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