Mrs. Kauff was born February 8, 1918 at Grandview to the late Gordon L. and Artha Lee Massie Conner. She was a homemaker, a member of the Grandview Christian Church and had been a lifelong resident of Raleigh County. She was preceded in death by her husband, John L. Kauff, her son, John L. Kauff, Jr., son-in-law, Larry Lemon and by brothers; Curtis, Dallas, Royal and Robert Conner.