Obituary of Kathryn Ann Hand

Kathryn Ann Hand, 54, of Ozark, died Monday, October 8, 2012, at her home. A memorial service for Mrs. Hand will be 2:00 P. M. Monday, October 15, 2012, in the Chapel of Holman Funeral Home in Ozark with Reverend John D. Reese III and Reverend Rusty Burleson officiating, Holman Funeral Home of Ozark directing. Kathryn was born June 2, 1958 in Ozark to the late Walter Albert Hand, Sr. and Gwendolyn Walden Hand. Following her graduation from Carroll High School in 1976, she moved to California and lived there for five years. She then moved to Orlando, Florida where she lived for twenty five years and worked at Disney World's Epcot Center. Kathryn returned to Ozark in 2000 and worked at the All American Inn, acquiring ownership in 2009. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, David Arthur Hand; her maternal grandparents, A. D. Walden and Kathryn Carroll Walden; and her paternal grandparents, Bernard Hand and Claudine Monroe Hand. Survivors include one sister, Deborah Hand of Ozark; one brother and sister-in-law, Walter A. Hand, Jr. and his wife, Ramona of Ozark; nieces and nephews, Heather and Bo Martin, Brittany and Richard Mathews; great nieces and nephews, Lawson "Tuff" Hand, Taylor Leigh Martin, Hallie Alyssia Martin, and Ramona Maria "Romie" Mathews; and her best friend, Sue Adair. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ozark-Dale County Humane Society, P.O. Box 2502, Ozark, Alabama 36361. Service Information