served in the Pacific Theater. She lived in El Paso, Texas for a few years. She died on 6 October 1969, and was buried in Mizpah Cemetery in Platteville, Colorado. On her headstone, her name simply reads "Rattlesnake Kate," per her request. She was survived by her son, two grandsons, and two great-grandchildren. In modern culture Former member of The Lumineers and Colorado native Neyla Pekarek wrote a folk opera about Slaughterback called Rattlesnake Kate. Pekarek was then commissioned by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts to create a full musical from the subject matter. References 1890s births 1969 deaths People from Longmont, Colorado