Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Nunn, Kate B. Mason February 21, 1957
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Virginian Pilot February 22, 1957       

                   KATE B. NUNN, CIVIC LEADER AT VIEW, DIES 

Mrs. Kate B. Nunn, 91, leader in the establishment of Holy Trinity Catholic 
Church and a resident of Ocean View for 50 years, died at 5:28 p.m. yesterday in 
a Norfolk hospital.
Mrs. Nunn led a campaign about 1913 to set up a Catholic mission at Ocean View. 
Masses were held at the casino of the Ocean View Amusement Park. She then was 
instrumental in getting the first pastor and the first parish organized in Ocean 
View.
A native of Atlanta, Ga., she was a staunch supporter of Ocean View and a 
pioneer member of the Ocean View Garden Club. Active in civic and charitable 
affairs, she was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, the Blessed Virgin 
Sodality of that church, the National Council of Catholic Women, a former 
representative on the Virginia State Federation of Garden Clubs and an active 
worker in the Red Cross.

                           Most Modest Worker
She was cited in 1949 as the most "modest worker for Norfolk's Red Feather 
Drive." A tiny woman with silver white hair and twinkling eyes, she had an 
enviable record as a solicitor for the Community Chest in the Ocean View 
District. She told newsmen during that campaign:
"I don't pay any attention to what you get out of drives, the cause is the only 
thing that matters to me. None of those luncheons for me. I collect the money 
and my captain comes and gets it. "
She was noted for her vitality and youthfulness and said on one occasion:
"I played auction bridge last night. Did you ever hear of such an old-fashioned 
thing? Why, auction is as old as I am. Won the prize, anyway. I think I'll learn 
to play Canasta now...."

                           Stalwart Champion
Her community spirit was doubly strong, it was pointed out in a newspaper 
account in 1949. She was ever ready with a "spirited defense" against any 
possible slurs cast on Ocean View.
In some respects, too, she was the nemesis of the Norfolk City Council - who 
dared not cross her path. She appeared before the city legislators on numerous 
occasions, fighting this time for grade crossings over bumpy streetcar tracks 
and another time for some other community betterment or beautification project.
The widow of Levi Lemuel Nunn, she was the daughter of William Kirkland and Mrs. 
Charlotte McGovern Mason.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. F.L. McEnany of Bridgeport, Conn. and 
Mrs. C.H. Bockelmann of Warwick; one son, Lawrence L. Nunn of Norfolk; eight 
grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
The body will be taken from the H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments to Holy Trinity 
Catholic Church, Ocean View, for services tomorrow at 10 a.m. Burial will be in 
St. Mary's Cemetery. Rosary services will be conducted at the funeral apartments 
tonight at 8 o'clock.  
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NORFOLK—The body of Mrs. Kate B. Nunn, widow of Levi Lemuel Nunn, who died 
Thursday at a Norfolk hospital, will be taken from the H. D. Oliver Funeral 
Apartments to Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Ocean View, for services today at 10 
a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery.

Virginian-Pilot February 23, 1957

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