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Bryan-College Station (TX) Eagle  27 February 2008
August 23, 1908 – February 25, 2008 

Katherine Dugan Birdsall, 99, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2008, in 
Katy, following a brief illness. Graveside services are set for 2 p.m. 
Thursday, February 28, at College Station City Cemetery with the Rev. Owen 
Bryan Clifton officiating. 

Katherine was born on August 23, 1908, in San Angelo, Texas, to Curtis and 
Cora Blackburn Dugan. She lived her life privately and independently with 
dignity to the end. A native Texan, she lived in many areas of the state, 
including Corpus Christi, Austin and Houston. 

She married John Calvin Birdsall Sr. in 1934. She lived and worked for many 
years in Austin as a legal secretary and administrative assistant before 
retiring at the age of 80. At that time, she moved to Houston to be near her 
son and granddaughter. 

She was preceded in death by her husband in 1957. 

Survivors include her son, John "Cal" Calvin Birdsall Jr. and wife, Shirley, 
of Katy; granddaughter, Betty Lynn Keavney and husband, Michael, of Houston; 
great-granddaughter, Katherine Elizabeth Keavney of Houston, the light of her 
life; sister, Mrs. Majorie Clifton of Bryan; brother, Thomas Dugan and wife, 
Dixie, of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; and numerous loving nephews, nieces and extended 
family members. 

Those desiring may make memorial contributions to the charity of their choice.

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