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Cornelia E. "Connie" Cato was born January23, 1927 in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, the daughter of Jim Watts Morris and Rachel Vann Morris. She married Olney Weldon "O.W." Cato on March 12, 1945 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on February 24, 2005 in Vian, Oklahoma. Mrs. Cato was retired from Whirlpool Corporation and a member of Blackgum Baptist Church. She passed this life on July 31, 2012 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas after having attained the age of 85 years, 6 months and 8 days.
Survivors are:
2 daughters and 1 son in law:
Janet and Dell Buttery of Blackgum, OK
and J.C. Shine of Sierra Vista, AZ
1 daughter in law: Teresa Cato
5 grandchildren and their spouses: Monte Buttery,
Matt and Kendra Buttery, Brad and Tanya Buttery,
Meredith Cato and Cody and Lauren Baldwin
9 great grandchildren: Callie, Brent, Cameron,
Rebel, Brettly, Zachary, Jayden, Gracie and Brody
1 sister: Ludie Phillips of Kechi, KS
She was preceded in death by her husband: O.W. Cato,
2 sons: Jeffrey Jerome Cato and Victor Wayne Cato,
her parents: Jim and Rachel Morris,
2 sisters: Jewel Franklin and Ellen Mae Tillery
and 3 brothers: Hastings, Leo and Hoolie Morris |
