"Katelyn A. McCarty
TAYLORVILLE - Katelyn "Katie" Ann McCarty, 19, of Taylorville passed away Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008, at 12:40 a.m. at Abraham Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln as a result of a one-vehicle crash in Middletown.
She was born Jan. 24, 1989, in Taylorville, the daughter of Roger Dwayne and Pameila Lea Blough McCarty.
She graduated from Taylorville High School in 2007 and currently was a freshman at Springfield College in Illinois. She worked as a nursing technician at St. John's Hospital. Katie was "Miss Teen Illinois American Queen 2005." She belonged to Big Brothers Big Sisters, was a Barbizon Model, participated in the Children's Miracle Network, was a team captain for Relay for Life and was co-chair for the entertainment committee for Relay for Life. She enjoyed spending time with her family and especially loved taking painting lessons with her mother at The Studio in Taylorville and restoring the Roadrunner with her parents.
Surviving are her parents of Taylorville; aunts and uncles, Diane Decker of Franklin, Steve Mitsdarffer of Assumption, Ben (Rhonda) McCarty of Buffalo, Debbie (Rick) Samson of Taylorville, Donna (Mark) Weaver of Effingham, Terry McCarty of Taylorville, Alice (Tom) Christenberry of Litchfield; and grandparents, Gene and Gertrude Lambin of Taylorville, Frank and Marge Bouth of Taylorville, Mae Jean Wettstein of Pana and Kay Przykopanski of Lincoln.
She was preceded in death by her grandfathers, John McCarty and Jack Przykopanski; uncle, Ralph Bough; and aunt, Sheila Mitsdarffer.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Taylorville. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008, at First Presbyterian Church in Taylorville, with the Rev. Joel Lohr and the Rev. Robert Spurgin officiating. Burial will be in Glen Haven Memorial Gardens in Taylorville.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in memory of Katelyn "Katie" McCarty may be made to First National Bank on Spresser, Katie McCarty Educational Fund, 600 W. Spresser, Taylorville, IL 62568.
Shafer Funeral Home in Taylorville is in charge of arrangements."
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