At the age of 17, Katherine “Kat” Anderson joined Gladys Horton, Georgeanna Tillman, Juanita Cowart and Georgia Dobbins, her fellow pupils at Inkster High School, Detroit, to compete in a local talent
Deloris Jean Bolton Sande was born November 29, 1932 in Inkster, North Dakota to Louis and Martha (Haug) Bolton. She was the fourth of six children. Deloris grew up in Inkster and graduated from Inkster High School in 1950.