Kay County OK Obit for: Catherine E. (Hoddy) Brown ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/kay/kay.html http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Submitted to the archives by:Bill Cook, billcook44@aol.com Date submitted: 2/16/2003 Transcribed from the Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/ *********************************************************************** Catherine E. (Hoddy) Brown Catherine E. "Katie" Brown, of Ponca City, died Nov. 13, 2002, at her residence. She was 64. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. John J. Michalicka, Pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. A 5 p.m. vigil service will be held Friday, Nov. 15, at the Trout Funeral Home Chapel. Katie was born in Ponca City Dec. 13, 1937, the daughter of Fred W. and Helena E. Rempe Hoddy. She was raised in Ponca City and graduated from St. Mary's Catholic School in 1956. Following her graduation she went to Oklahoma City to attend St. Anthony's Nursing School. On April 12, 1958, she and Jimmie P. Brown were united in marriage in Ponca City. She was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and had served on the bereavement committee. Katie enjoyed camping, cooking and baking, ceramics, collecting dolls and swimming. She also enjoyed her trips to Las Vegas, attending her morning swim class where she saw all of her swimming friends, and attending annual fish fries where she could visit with others. She especially loved spending time with her grandchildren. Katie is survived by her loving husband, Jimmie; her four children and their spouses, Fred and Raye Lynne Brown, Paul and Julie Brown, Martha Brown, and Hank and Kim Brown, all of Ponca City; her grandchildren Angel Betsy Cobble, Lacy Renae Cobble, Lyndsey Morgan Cobble, Chandler Kate Brown, Allison Nicole Brown, Mollie Rebecca Brown, Michael Dillon Brown, and Chancey Dillon Brown, all of Ponca City; her brother and sister-in-law, Chuck and Kay Hoddy and sister, Mary Ann Boor, all of Ponca City. She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, John and Joe Hoddy; brother-in-law, Alvin Boor; and an infant granddaughter, Amanda Dawn Brown. Memorial donations may be made in Katie's name to St. Mary's Catholic School Foundation, 415 S. 7th, Ponca City, OK 74601 or to Hospice, 1904 N. Union, Suite 103, Ponca City, OK 74601. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Published Thursday, November 14, 2 *********************************************************************** copyright USGenwb 2003 Ponca City News, http://www.poncacitynews.com/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/ ***********************************************************************