Kathryn was born on October 22, 1934 in Vian Oklahoma, the daughter of Doyne and Louise Harrison. She had one older brother, Bill. She spent the first 8 years of her life in Vian. In 1942 she moved with her family to San Francisco, while her father served in the Navy. She was overjoyed when her family returned to Vian in 1945. She graduated from Vian High School in 1952, as the class Salutatorian. She and her family were active in the Vian Methodist Church, where she loved to sing.
That fall she started college at NSU, studying Home Economics, where she maintained a 4.0 grade point average. While there she met and married her husband, Kenneth Self. After a short stay in Kansas, they moved Tulsa, and began a family and careers. Steve was born 1955, followed by Dan in 1958. She worked as a Secretary at Amoco until 1972, when the family moved to Yukon Oklahoma. She worked the Executive Secretary at American Fidelity Insurance of Oklahoma City, managing both corporate and personal affairs. Kathryn retired from American in 2000. She was a tireless wife and mother, supporting her husband in his career, and the boys in school and scouts. She enjoyed knitting, country music, square dancing, and preparing holiday meals. She welcomed Steve's wife Marla as her own daughter and dearly loved her granddaughters Rachel and Chelsea.
After retirement, she and her husband spent as much time as they could at their retreat on Lake Tenkiller. They traveled to Boston, Philadelphia, Colorado and Canada. She maintained an immaculate home in Yukon, and loved to cook and garden.
Kathryn was an exceptional individual. In addition to being extremely intelligent, she had an endless capacity for love and caring. She was a lover of dogs, and babied them like her children. She faced her battle with dementia with unmatched strength and grace. She will be terribly missed by all who knew her.