Katherine Bemis Piper Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Katherine Bemis Piper (Ladue, Missouri), born in Saint Louis, Missouri, who passed away, on February 1, 2019. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Katherine Bemis Piper to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, James Rosborough Bemis and Helen Battle Bemis; her stepmother Jane Simpson Bemis; and her brother Harold Simpson Bemis. She is survived by: her spouse Ralph Edgar Piper; her children, Katherine Kimball Tharp (Michael), Elisabeth Piper Holley (David), Ralph Piper, Jr (Chip) and Virginia Piper Grant (Ginnie); her grandchildren, Lara Holley Tuepker (Jon), John William Holley (Catherine Ferdon), Dylan Michael Grant and Piper Madeleine Grant; and her siblings, Edward Bemis (Linda), Marita Bemis (Ange) and Andrew Bemis. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, cousins, and many dear friends.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to the Little Traverse Conservancy 3264 Powell Road, Harbor Springs, MI 49740, 231.347.0991, [email protected] or St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation, One Children's Place, St. Louis, MO, 63110, 314.454.6000.