Mary Katherine Vollmer

Mary Katherine Vollmer, 95, of Haydenville, passed away at her daughter’s home on Tuesday, March 10, 2026. Born on December 14, 1930, in Morgantown, West Virginia, to the late Leonard Delmer and Gladys (Boatwright) Harris, Katherine was a devoted wife to Donald Eugene Vollmer for 59 years.

She graduated from Carbon Hill High School in 1949 and later retired from the Brooks Shoe Company in Nelsonville. Katherine was a longtime member of Ebenezer Baptist Church, Haydenville Branch, where her faith remained an important part of her life.

Katherine is survived by her son, Kenneth (Nyla) Vollmer of Haydenville; daughter, Christy (Scott) Mender of Haydenville; grandchildren, Kendra (Casey) Myers, Julie (Nevada) Allen, Jeremy (Amy) Mender, Joshua (Jennifer) Mender, Ashley (Steve) Gastin, Sharon (Tim) Keith, Shannon (Bill) Lemon, and Sarah (Todd) Jordan; great-grandchildren, Evan Mender, Spencer Gastin, Braxton Mender, Colson Mender, Molly Gastin, Keller Mender, Daelon Mender, Sadie Myers, Tucker Myers, Ireland Yates, Emma Allen, Andrea Allen, Chelsea (Tristen) Roley, Jennifer (Tyler Barrows) Rayburn, Sean (Ivy Goings) Rayburn, Emily (Nick) Lanning, and Matthew Keith; sisters, Rose Hubbard and Teressa (Carey) Glenn; brothers, Kenneth (Betty) Harris, James (Elizabeth) Harris, Roger Harris, Elwood Harris, and Dean (Robin) Harris; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, sisters Elsie Jean Moore, Audrey Chute, Thelma Morgan, Phyllis Holcomb, and Sarah Eberts, and brother Delmer Harris.