Katherine Hepsabeth Dwight

Background

Dwight, Katherine Hepsabeth was born on March 12, 1918 in Goodwell, Oklahoma, United States. Daughter of William Earl and Sarah Blanche (Peters) McCorkle.

Education

Student, Center College, Fayette, Missouri, 1935-1937; student, University Missouri, 1937.

Career

Teacher, Halifax Elementary School, Callaway County, Missouri, 1937-1938; hostess to foreign educators, Berkeley (California) Schools, 1945-1965; survey researcher, University of California, Berkeley, 1965-1967; playground director, City of Berkeley, 1944-1964; clerk, assistant manager, Berkeley's Cazadero Camp, summers 1957-1960; bookkeeper, Lee Frank Jewelers, Berkeley, 1974-1979; trustee, F. Carl Dwight Youth Memorial Fund, Walnut Creek, California, since 1980.

Achievements

• Katherine Hepsabeth Dwight has been listed as a noteworthy elementary educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Active in past various civic organizations. Member Performing Arts Society, Berkeley Retired Teachers Association.

Interests

• Music, writing poetry and prose.

Connections

Married Francis Carl Dwight, June 1, 1938 (deceased 1980). Children: Carl Kay, DeAnna Malcolm.

Father:

William Earl McCorkle

Mother:

Sarah Blanche (Peters) McCorkle

Spouse:

Francis Carl Dwight

child:

DeAnna Malcolm Dwight

child:

Carl Kay Dwight