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Author: Lace_Lynch
Surnames: Whitson
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Kary Catchings, Sr.
MANSFIELD, OH: Kary Catchings, Sr. 81, of 119 Foster St. died Saturday, June 2, 2012 in
MedCentral Mansfield Hospital after an extended illness.
Mr. Catchings was born on Sunday, May 17, 1931 to the late Robert and Minnie Allen
Catchings in Clarksdale, Mississippi (Coahoma County) and had lived in Mansfield, Ohio
over 61 years.
He was an Army veteran serving during the Korean War.
Kary retired in 1988 from PPG Industries in Crestline, Ohio after 17 years of service.
He enjoyed fishing, playing his guitar, working with his hands, the outdoors, Kung Fu
movies, and the Lottery.
Kary is survived by 4 daughters: Martha (Douglas) Mosley of White Plains, Georgia, Minnie
(Geron) Johnson, Carolyn Catchings, and Melinda (Robert) White, Mansfield, OH; 6 sons:
Kary (Carolyn M.) Catchings, Jr., Trotwood, Ohio; Charles (Betty), Mark, Carl, and Tony
(Annie) Catchings, Mansfield, and Myron D. Catchings of Columbus, Ohio; 12 grandchildren,
7 great grandchildren; 1 sister: Jane (Rev. Willard) Whitson, Mansfield, OH; and step
sister: Acye Spencer, Mansfield, and a host of nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents Kary was also preceded in death by his wife Martha, daughter
Valerie, 1 sister and 2 brothers.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, at 10:00 AM in the Ruth Anna Lee Williams Memorial
Chapel of Williams Funeral Services by Elder Dana Eubanks with the Shiloh Full Gospel
Baptist Church.
Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the funeral service.
Interment will be in Mansfield Cemetery. (Richland County)
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