She made lots of friends and never missed having her hair done every week (still red!). She had resided at Rock Island Village in Eldon, Mo., since October of 2019. Since 1959, Kathryn’s popcorn stand always had the best spot on the midway where she served generations of fairgoers on their way to the grandstand. At one time, Kathryn and John operated the Kemp and Turpin Carnival which frequently set up on the town square. She and her husband, John Turpin, frequently traveled to other events around the region including the Sydney Rodeo and the Gallatin Chautauqua. Though it was a small family carnival, it went to towns in Missouri, Kansas, and Iowa where people looked forward to spending the money they had saved all year long for the entertainment of the Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, scrambler, tubs of fun, along with a popcorn wagon that had the best candied apples, sno-cones, and cotton candy. She got her start on the midway when she helped her father at his photo booth, and eventually, she and her mother ran a popcorn stand. Kathryn, also known to many as the “Carnival Queen,” with her bright smile and red hair, was the matriarch of a family that had been associated with the fair from the very beginning. He preceded her in death on October 20, 1997. Many played a part in Kathryn’s life because they traveled together on the family carnival, Kemp and Turpin United shows. The extended family was large with sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins galore. Kathryn was born on the Fairgrounds in Bethany, Missouri on December 26, 1927, the daughter of John T. (formerly of Bethany, Mo.) passed away Tuesday, July 12, 2022, following a lengthy illness. Behtany, MO: Kathryn Louise (Kemp) Turpin, 94, Eldon, Mo.