Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Wanda Mae Cathey

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P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
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The Hominy News - Progress
Vol. 30, No. 3
Wednesday, January 17, 2001
Page 5

Wanda Mae Cathey

Wanda Mae Cathey was born April 30, 1921 in Cleveland, Oklahoma.  She was 
the daughter of Lorenzo Dow and Ada Mae Kelso.  Wanda was raised in 
Cleveland and attended school here, graduating from Cleveland High School 
in 1939.

Shortly after graduation, Wanda moved to Kansas where she met and married 
Chester D. Cathey, on November 3, 1939.  Wanda's love for dancing led her 
to teach dance in Lyons, Kansas for many years.  She taught ball room 
dancing.  Wanda worked for many years in retail sales.  She worked for 
numerous companies, but spent a lot of time in furniture sales.  She also 
was a manager of an apartment complex for a few years in Enid.

Wanda and Chester had two children, Delora and Tom, and raised them in 
Lyons.  After their children had left home, the couple moved a lot for the 
next few years, residing in Chase, Medicine Lodge and Newton in Kansas, 
Springfield, Missouri and Enid, Oklahoma.  The couple moved to Grove, 
Oklahoma in 1995 and resided there until March 1999 when they moved to 
Tulsa Oklahoma.  They enjoyed traveling in their motor home and spent many 
hours on the road in Arizona, New Mexico and south Texas.

Wanda was a member of the Baptist Church.  She was also a member of the 
Beta Sigma Phi sorority.  Wanda enjoyed country music, especially 
listening to Bob Wills music.  Wanda's favorite pasttime was spending time 
with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Wanda passed away on Saturday, January 13, 2001 at Saint Francis hospital 
in Tulsa at the age of seventy-nine years, eight months and thirteen days.  
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Vesta Bennett; and 
seven brothers, Emmitt, Sherman, Mullins, Raymond, Freeman, Millard and 
Virgil Kelso.

Wanda is survived by her husband, Chester D. Cathey of the home; daughter 
and her husband, Delora and Roy McKinnis of Tulsa, Oklahoma; son and his 
wife, Thomas and Mary Ann Cathey of Salton City, California; two 
grandchildren, Debbie Lapham of Grand Prairie, Texas; and Mark McKinnis of 
Mesquite, Texas; four great-grandchildren, Taylor Lapham of Grand Prairie, 
Texas, Casey Marie Lapham of Grand Prairie, Texas, Joseph McKinnis of 
Mesquite, Texas and Louren McKinnis of Mesquite, Texas.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm Tues., Jan. 16, 2001 at the Chapel 
of the Chapman-Black Funeral Home with Dakota Rush officiating.  Burial 
was at the Woodland Cemetery under the direction of the Chapman-Black 
Funeral Home.
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