Kathie's Early Life and Rescue Missions

Kathie was an abused runaway child who found an uncle that she did not know existed. Her adventurous life began when she rescued her uncle Yancey fifteen miles from his home when he stepped in a bear trap. He sent his dog, Bud to get Kathie at his house. Her uncle's friend, Charlie, came to take them back to where her uncle lived.

Rescue Missions

On her next rescue mission, she rode a horse two days to reach an airplane wreck. She rescued the lieutenant governor Thaddeus McCorkin, his wife Helen, and their three girls. Helen aided Kathie in everything so she could go on rescue missions.

Earthquake Rescue

Her third rescue mission was to an earthquake scene. She rescued a boy and a girl from down in a crack in the ground. Kathie could not find the children's parents. When the children came out of their state of shock, they told Kathie what happened to their parents. When no one spoke for the children, Helen made sure Kathie was able to adopt them.

Training and New Dog

When Kathie graduated from high school, Helen sent her to Search and Rescue school in California. When Kathie graduated from this school, Helen gave her a specially trained dog for her own. The next rescue mission she went on, she took her new dog, Lady. Kathie loved what she was doing, helping people on her missions. She was dedicated to this line of work.