Service of Remembrance for Katherine "Kay" Haynes, 92, of Minot, ND, formerly of Morristown and Lemmon, SD will be Saturday, March 31, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. at the Prince of Peace Chapel of Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon. Rev. Robert Boxrud will officiate. A time of fellowship and lunch will immediately follow before burial at the Morristown Cemetery. Visitations will be from 1:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30 and one hour prior to the funeral on Saturday morning.

HILDA KATHERINE "Kay" VATLAND was born on July 30, 1914 in rural Keldron, SD to John and Lena (Nelson) Vatland. Kay was the 7th child of 10. She grew up on the family homestead south of Keldron and later graduated from Morristown High School in 1932.


After high school, Kay stayed at home and helped her mother for three years. She then attended Northern State Teachers College in Aberdeen, SD for two years, where she received her teaching certificate. After graduation, she taught in two rural schools for five years.


On June 25, 1941, she married Rolland "RC" Haynes on his parent's farm. The couple lived on area farms, moving to Morristown in 1951. They purchased the John Deere Implement dealership in March of 1951. Kay helped in their business on a daily basis in the parts department.


Over the years, until RC's death in 1987, Kay did quite a bit of substitute teaching in Morristown. She was a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Morristown and Calvary Lutheran Church in Lemmon. Kay was active in Eastern Star and the Sunshine Club of Morristown.


After her husband's death, Kay lived in Morristown for two years then moved to Lemmon and lived in the Housing and Urban Development apartments until July of 2005 when she moved to the Manor Care Nursing Home in Minot, ND. Kay Haynes passed away there on March 26, 2007.

Grateful for having shared her life are her sons, Duwayne (Linda) Haynes, of Max, ND and Charles (Susan) Haynes, of McIntosh, SD; daughter-in-law, Carmen (Jim) Diehl, of Upton, WY; grandchildren, Lori Haynes, of Avondale, AZ, Kristin Splichal, of Minot, ND, Aaron (Stacey) Haynes, of Germany, Harley Haynes, Oklahoma, Jaki (Dan) Gustaf, of Upton, WY and Rusty Haynes, of Bismarck, ND; step-grandchildren, Gerald Haynes, of San Jose, CA, Buffy McMillin, of Upton, WY, JoAnna Mitchell, of Rapid City, SD and John Nesland, of Rapid City, SD; two great grandchildren and five step great grandchildren, several nephews, a niece, great nephews and great nieces.

Kay was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, R.C. Haynes, a son, Joseph Haynes and a granddaughter, Amie, brothers, Art, Clarence, Palmer, Ernie, Paul and Louie Vatland, sisters, Josie Stewart, Mabel Vatland and Jewel (Vatland).

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established by her family. Arrangements are entrusted to the Evanson Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.