Kathy Alene Todd Waters Capers, 62, of Killeen, Texas, passed away Monday, September 15, 2025, at her residence in Killeen.
She was born December 18, 1962 in Memorial Hospital in Waycross to Sampie Linton and Georgia Lee Jones Todd. She has lived in numerous places due to her father’s service in the U.S. Army. She lived in Georgia, Florida, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky, Tennessee, Iserlohn, Holzwickede and Mainz in what was then West Germany (now Germany). While her dad was stationed in Mainz, she was a Brownie and a Junior Girl Scout.
She was a 1980 graduate of Fort Campbell High School in Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Edward Benjamin Sr. and Georgia Lee Jones and her paternal grandparents, Sampie Lee Todd and Alene Cato Todd Fulford and Kenneth R. “Kennie” Fulford Sr.
Survivors include her husband, Calvin Capers; her daughters, Marsha Waters, Renay Murray (Paulo), Crystal Waters and Carla Waters; her step-children, DeAndre, Emma, Jewel and Calvin Tavon Capers; her grandchildren, Kaila VerDuft Redding (Fletcher), Anya Dunning, Paola Murray, Cyle Smith, Allison Smith and Elias Capers; her parents, Sampie Linton and Georgia Lee Jones Todd; her siblings, Michael Todd (Holley), Gregory Todd (Darlene), Karen Todd Gray (Donnie), Randall Todd (Jay), Dianna Ndede and Shamika Monday; the father of her children, Carl Waters; a special friend from high school days, Brenda Voight Benton and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Kathy’s wish was to be cremated and have a home visitation in Texas and to have a memorial service back home in Georgia.
A graveside memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 11, from the High Bluff Cemetery in Brantley County. The service will be officiated by her cousin, Elder Jason Deal.
After the service, all are invited to gather at the home of Sam and Georgia Todd, 3912 Driggers Road, Waycross, for refreshments.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Southeast Cancer Unit, P.O. Box 667, Blackshear, Georgia 31516 or the cancer society of your choice.
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
