Creola Margaret Cather, age 91, of Frederick County, Virginia, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 in Winchester Medical Center.
Mrs. Cather was born in 1918, in Augusta, West Virginia, the daughter of the late Jacob William and Minnie Elizabeth King. She was a homemaker and also worked at the Clear Brook Woolen Mill, Leggett’s Department Store, and the N P Style Shop. She was a member of the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Winchester.
Creola married Richard Cather on February 27, 1960 in Winchester. He preceded her in death in 1998.
Surviving are her sisters, Natalie Shanholtz, of Augusta, West Virginia, and Mary Edwards of Romney, West Virginia, and several nieces and nephews. Two brothers, Eugene and Robert King, and a sister, Clara Lee, preceded her in death.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Wednesday at Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church with Pastor Conrad Christianson officiating and Reverend Vernon Bray assisting. Interment will be in Shenandoah Memorial Park, Frederick County, Virginia.
The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 9:00 pm Tuesday evening at Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
Arrangements are being handled by Omps Funeral Home, Amherst Chapel.
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