- Katherine Smith, of Dickson, an originator of studio dance in Dickson with the creation of Katherine Smith School of the Arts in 1972, died Monday. She was 79.
Amy Pilkinton, who owns Miss Amy’s Dance Company in Dickson, said Smith was her “teacher, mentor, advisor…and my friend.”
Smith taught many area children how to dance until she stopped operating the studio in 1988.
The Rosary Service for Smith will be 7 p.m. Thursday. The funeral mass is 11 a.m. Friday from St. Christopher's with Father Mathew officiating.
She is survived by her husband of nearly 57 years, Charlie Smith, of Dickson as well as children and grandchildren, including Peter Smith of Burns, and daughter, Madonna Walker, of Dickson.
Miss Amy's will have a balloon release at the dance studio Sunday, July 10 at 4 p.m.
There will also be a scholarship fund at Traditions First Bank in her honor.
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/dickson/2016/06/22/dickson-dance-school-originator-miss-katherine-dies/86265632/
Published in Dickson Herald on June 24, 2016:
Katherine Williams "Miss Katherine" Smith, age 79 of Dickson died June 20, 2016 at her home. Visitation with the family will be at Taylor Funeral Home on Thursday, June 23, 2016 from 3 until 7 p.m. with the Rosary Service beginning at 7:00 p.m. Funeral mass will be at 11 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2016 from St. Christopher's with Father Mathew officiating. For those desiring, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital or to Shriner's Hospitals .
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Katherine was the daughter of the late Owen K. and Molly H. Schoolcraft Williams. She graduated from St. Teresa's Academy High School in East St. Louis, Illinois. She then graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Psychology. Nearly 57 years ago, she married Charles Walter Smith. After coming to Dickson, she owned and operated Katherine Smith School of the Arts where she became known affectionately as "Miss Katherine" to many, many young people involved in the art of the dance. She operated the studio here from 1972 to 1988. She was a member of St. Christopher's Catholic Church.
Survivors include her husband, Charles W. "Charlie" Smith, Dickson; three sons, Joseph O. Smith, Florida, Charles A. "Chuck" Smith, Moss Point, MS, and Peter T. Smith (Tonya), Burns, TN; one daughter, Madonna M. Walker, Dickson; a sister, Patricia Starr, Danville, IL; a brother, Owen K. Williams, Jr., Port Charlotte, FL; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.
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1936 - 2016 (79 years)
