Kathryn (Kay) Plummer Geddes

Kathryn (Kay) Plummer Geddes died peacefully Oct. 14, 2012, at the age of 90, after a lengthy illness. She was born July 30, 1922 to John and Mollie Plummer, after whom Plummer Street in San Fernando Valley is named. She was a seventh generation native Californian and a direct descendent of Juan Arguello, the first governor of California under Spain.

Kay attended San Fernando High and UCLA. She and husband Oliver B. Blanke had two sons, Curtis and Bill. She was involved in First Century Families, The Beach Club, and Junior League. In 1970, Town & Country magazine named her “First Lady of

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