Lynda Kaye "Kitty" Yorgensen was born January 23, 1947, in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Loren and Mary (Shipman) West and passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2019, at home in Weatherford, at the age of 72 years, 10 months, and 17 days.

Kitty was raised and attended school in Stillwater and later Kingfisher, graduating from Kingfisher High School in 1965. She went to work at the Pentagon in Washington D.C. On July 2, 1983, Kitty married David Wayne Yorgensen in Weatherford. She was a school bus driver for the Taloga schools. Kitty was a truck driver for 11 years, being the first licensed female semi-truck driver in Oklahoma during the oil boom. She was known as Peppermint Kitty and later known by Kitty. She later worked for Wal-Mart for 11 years, retiring due to health issues.

Kitty was very passionate for rescue animals and enjoyed spending time outside gardening and tending to her rose bushes. She especially enjoyed the birds and squirrels in her yard. Memorials may be made in her name to an animal rescue or charity of your choice.

Kitty is survived by her husband of 36 years, David Yorgensen of their home in Weatherford; two daughters, Stacy Wilson and husband, Richard of Hillsdale, Oklahoma and Jayme Salcido and husband Max of Weatherford; one brother, Loren "Bud" West and wife, Ruth of Frisco, Texas; brother-in-law, Bobby Cox of Watonga, Oklahoma; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Karen Sue Cox; and nephew, Robert Samuel Cox.