Catherine (Kitty) Hundley Ikard died on January 24, 2021. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, June 14, 1941, her parents were Helen Barker Hundley and Russell Edward Hundley. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Robert W. Ikard. She is survived by her sons, Robert W. Ikard, Jr. (Meg) of Nashville, Matthew McKissack Ikard (Margaret) of Nashville, and Keith Everman Ikard of Austin, Texas, and five grandchildren.
Kitty graduated from the University of Kentucky, where she was a cheerleader and member of the Mortar Board Honor Society and Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. She earned an MS degree in journalism from Medill (Northwestern) Journalism School in 1964.
Kitty became Director of the University of Virginia Public Relations Department. She met Bob Ikard in Charlottesville, and they married in 1965. In 1971 they moved to Nashville, where Kitty established herself as a very productive community volunteer. She wrote “Color it Country,” a historical coloring book, for McNeilly Day Home and contributed to the Nashville Symphony Guild Newsletter. She was president of the Ensworth School Parent Association and general chairman of Montgomery Bell Academy’s Spaghetti Supper. After her boys were in school, she worked in public relations and development for the Luton Mental Health Center, the Vanderbilt Alumni Association, and Senior Citizens (now Fifty Forward). She attended Westminster Presbyterian Church and was a member of the Centennial Club and the Weed-and-Seed Garden Club. Kitty compiled and edited The Centennial Club of Nashville 1977-2011, an updated history of The Centennial Club.
Kitty was a beautiful, vivacious, and warm person. She demanded excellence of herself and taught that standard to her children. More important than her achievements though, she was generous, loyal, and kind-hearted. Ever enthusiastic, she brought cheer to social occasions and passionate support to her children, grandchildren, and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the music ministry of Westminster Presbyterian Church.
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