CATHEY, William King 1854 - 1937

CATHEY, CAVINESS, MORROW, DONOVAN, WEEKS, BRITTON

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Saturday, January 2, 1937
Page FIVE, Column 1

LOCALS

... --W. K. CATHEY, who has been bedfast for some time, is seriously ill at his home, 403 North B street. All his children have been called here to be with him.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Monday, January 4, 1937
Page FIVE, Column 1

LOCALS

... --W. K. CATHEY remains in a critical coma condition, with little hope for his recovery. His five children remain at his bedside, since Friday.

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"The Fairfield Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, January 5, 1937
Front Page, Column 7

WM. K. CATHEY DIES TODAY
Funeral Services To Be Held Thursday, Jan. 7, At 2 p.m.

William K. CATHEY, 82, passed away at his home 403 N. B. st., at 1 a.m. today. He had been in poor health for the past two years.

Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Hoskins funeral home in charge of Rev. B. G. Hankins, formerly a pastor at Packwood, assisted by Rev. A. K. Jones of Fairfield. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery.

Mr. CATHEY was born July 29 1854, in Illinois. He served in the Indian War. For the past eighteen years he has been a resident of Fairfield, moving here from Packwood. He was preceded in death Aug. 1, 1936, by his wife.

Surviving him are the following children, Mrs. Lloyd CAVINESS; Mrs. Lloyd MORROW, Mrs. Edward DONOVAN and Omar CATHEY, all of Fairfield and Thomas H. CATHEY of Sigourney. Eleven grandchildren also survive.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Tuesday, January 5, 1937
Page FIVE, Column 8

CALLED MEETING OF FOREST CITY LODGE

There will be a called meeting of Forest City Lodge No. 37 Knights of Pythias held this evening at the K. of P. hall according to announcement made by Harry Mullenix, Chancellor Commander.

The special meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. The purpose is to make arrangements for attendance upon the funerals of W. K. CATHEY and of C. A. Huffman both of whom were Pythians.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Friday, January 8, 1937
Page SEVEN, Column 5

OBITUARY

WILLIAM KING CATHEY

William King, son of William and Mary CATHEY, was born in Jonesboro, Ill., July 29, 1854. At the age of 27, he enlisted in Co. F, 16th Infantry, U. S. Army. He was in active service for five years, being engaged in the Indian uprisings in the Old Indian Territory.

He was married to Permelia Isabelle WEEKS, Sept. 16, 1888. They, with three other families, traveled by covered wagon to the Indian Territory, which is now a part of the State of Oklahoma.

One son, Arthur Blaine, was born Sept. 1, 1889, but passed away in infancy. Owing to the malaria pleague (sic) in 1890. Mr. and Mrs. CATHEY went to Murfreesboro, Tenn., where they resided for a short time.

Later in 1890 they moved to Martinsburg, where five children were born. Here they lived until 1897 when the family took residence in Packwood. Mr. CATHEY was engaged in the general hardware business. While there he united with the M. E. church.

The family came to Fairfield in 1918, after their sons Thomas and Omar enlisted in the U. S. Navy for service during the World War. Mr. CATHEY followed his trade here until twelve years ago when he retired from active business. He was an honorary member of the K. of P. lodge.

For the past four years he had been in failing health and since the death of his wife, August 1, 1936, he has gradually grown weaker. On the 26 th day of December he was compelled to take to his bed. His five children remained by his bedside until his Maker called him home on January 5th.

Mr. CATHEY was a devoted father and companion, a friend to all and a man of sterling qualities.

He leaves to mourn his departure, two sons, Thomas and Omar, three daughters, Mrs. Lloyd CAVINESS, Mrs. Lloyd MORROW and Mrs. Edward DONOVAN, fifteen grandchildren, one great grandchild, one half-brother, Joseph, of Martinsburg, and one half-sister, Mrs. Isaac BRITTON of Denver, Colo., besides a host of friends and neighbors.

Funeral services were held on Thursday, Jan. 7. Rev. B. G. Hankins of Mt. Pleasant conducting assisted by Rev. Gable of Fairfield. On account of the very stormy weather the K. of P. lodge closedthe (sic) services. Pallbearers were K. of P. members. Songs used were "Some Day We Will Understand," "Going Down The Valley," "Will the Circle Be Unbroken," a favorite with Mr. and Mrs. CATHEY, the latter being sung as a solo by Ruth Larson.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger"
Saturday, January 9, 1937
Page SIX, Column 3

LOCALS

... --Mr. Dallas and Joe CATHEY of Martinsburg returned Thursday after being called by the death of their uncle and brother, Wm. CATHY (sic). ...

... --Mr. and Mrs. T. H. CATHEY and daughters of Sigourney returned to their home Thursday after assisting in the care of Mr. CATHEY's father who passed away Tuesday. ...

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Note: Buried in Lot 3rd.053 with wife Permelia.