Kathryn Rybolt, 1917-2008

Published Monday, March 24, 2008

Kathryn Belle Swearingen Rybolt, 90, of Columbia passed away Saturday, March 22, 2008.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at Memorial Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

She was born on June 17, 1917, in Boone County, the daughter of the late Raymond Bryan and Estie Frances Rowland Swearingen. She was united in marriage to Raymond Rybolt, who preceded her in death in 1981.

Survivors include sons Ernie Hay, Carl Brenton and wife Rita all of Little Rock, Ark., and Hal Brenton and wife Jane of Columbia; brother Raymond Bryan Swearingen Jr. of Columbia; and six grandchildren.

Mrs. Rybolt graduated from Hickman High School in 1936. She retired from the University of Missouri, where she worked in medical records. She was a member of Bethany Baptist Church and a lifelong Missouri Tiger fan. Memorial contributions may be made to Bethany Baptist Church.

Online tributes may be left at www.memorialfuneralhomeand cemetery.com.