Katherine "Kat" Lofton

Katherine "Kat" Lofton, 63, of Parsons, died at 9:00 a.m., Thursday, July 19, 2012, at the Harry Hynes Memorial Hospice Center at the Via Christi St. Francis Campus in Wichita. She was born August 24, 1948, in Bastrop, Louisiana, to Johnnie and Mary Francis (Brown) Jackson. She grew up in Rayville, Louisiana, and attended elementary and high school in Alto, Louisiana. Through the years, she worked in housekeeping and as a nurse's aide at Highland General Hospital in Pampa, Texas, until retiring due to ill health. In 2009, she moved to Parsons to be near her family. She was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Parsons. She enjoyed fishing, reading, working puzzles, crocheting, singing, dancing, visiting friends and family, animals, flower arranging and home decorating. She and Jessie Lofton were married in Pampa, Texas. He survives. Additional survivors include: Three Sons – David Jackson Pampa, TX Willie James Pridget San Antonio, TX Timothy Lofton Albuquerque, NM Eleven Grandchildren Two Brothers – Johnny Ray Jackson Raceland, LA George Lee Jackson Waxahachie, TX Four Sisters – Lillie J. Mosley Parsons, KS Mattie Mae Jackson Parsons, KS Modessa Mollique California Mildred Means Rayville, LA One grandchild preceded her in death. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, July 27, 2012, at Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7-8:00 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall. These may be left at or mailed to Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Katherine "Kat" Lofton, please visit our flower store.