St. George's Donuts

Katy started making donuts in 1959, at the age of 16 in her fathers donut shop in Covina, California. While working there she met the love of her life Charles St. George. They married in 1964 and had the first of six children when Katy was 21. In 1965, Katy was promoted to running a Winchells Donut Shop in upland California. A year later at the age of 23, she and Charles bought into the franchise and opened their own store in Pasadena, California. They ran it successfully until 1971, when they decided to sell and move back to Katys home town of Springfield, Missouri. There they opened the first St. Georges Donuts, located on the corner of Grand and Glenstone. Katy made donuts in the morning, Charles was a masonry during the day and made sandwiches and tacos in the evening. In 1982, they opened a second store on Scenic and Mt. Vernon. Charles passed not long after in 1985. Later, the stores current brand mascot Charles was created in his memory.