Word has been received of the death of Kathryn "Kit" Cushing, 85, of Daytona Beach, Fla., who died January 7, 1998, at National Health Care Facility in Daytona Beach. Mrs. Cushing, a homemaker, attended Claysville schools and was a resident of Leetonia, Ohio, where she raised her family and was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. Her husband, Robert W. Cushing Jr., is deceased. Surviving are her daughter, Elizabeth J. Carney of Daytona Beach, with whom she made her home; two sons, Robert W. III of Leetonia and Daniel F. of Naples, Fla.; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; two brothers, William B. McCrerey of Homestead, Fla., and Leroy McCrerey of Weirton, W.Va. Deceased are two sisters, Gertrude McCrerey and Virginia Foster; and three brothers, Charles, Harold and Robert McCrerey. A memorial service was held on January 10. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Thursday, January 29, 1998Kathryn Cushing
Area native attended school in Claysville
She was born June 12, 1912, in Buffalo Township, Washington County, a daughter of Alexander H. and Elizabeth Gere McCrerey.