Katherine Aleen Carman November 2, 1936 - October 13, 2020 Katherine Aleen Carman, 83, of Birmingham MI, died suddenly of natural causes on October 13, 2020, at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, MI. Katherine was born November 2, 1936, in Cumberland Furnace, TN, to Van and Mae Dell (Thompson) Williams. Katherine grew up in Detroit, MI. She graduated from Northwestern High School in Detroit, MI in 1954. After high school, Katherine worked as a bookkeeper for several stock brokerage firms in Detroit's Financial District. Katherine married Richard Anderson Carman in 1959 in Detroit, MI. They were married for 57 years. Katherine was preceded in death by her husband Richard; her daughter Julie; her parents Van and Mae Dell; her sisters Mary Rogers and Janie Taylor; and her brother William Hodges. Katherine is survived by her sons Mark (Meg) and Kirk; her grandchildren Anne, Richard and Susan; and her brothers John Williams and Warren Hodges. She’ll be fondly remembered by special friends Andrew Bell; Helen Harding; Elexis Major; Lisa Beavers; Trey Robertson; Carolyn Downs; and Alexandra Smith. Memorial donations in Katherine’s memory can be made to some of her favorite causes: American Cancer Society for Breast Cancer cancer.org/cancer/breast-cancer Detroit Goodfellows detroitgoodfellows.org Pope Francis Center Popefranciscenter.org Make-A-Wish® Arizona wish.org/arizona Private graveside services and burial will be held at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church Cemetery in Cumberland Furnace, TN.