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Obit For John T. Cathey
Headline J. T. Cathy Dead
Text Obit#1 - The entire town and community was terribly shocked Thursday morning when they learned that J. T. Cathey, a well-known citizen of Wheaton had died at 11:30 Wednesday night. Mr. Cathey was owner of the Ozark Bakery and Café here, which was run by his wife, while he, himself, was section foreman for the M. & N. A. Railway Company.

Mr. Cathey left the Café a short time ahead of his wife, who closed the Café about eleven o’clock. When she arrived home her husband was feeling bad and trying to vomit. He said he was pretty sick, but his wife only thought he had eaten too much supper. He got worse of a sudden and his wife called the doctor and he died just as the doctor arrived. Dr. Holmes said he died of heart trouble and had he arrived sooner he could not have saved his life. Funeral services have not been completely arranged as none of the children have arrived on account of the death being so sudden.
Obit#2 - John T. Cathey was born May 12, 1860 in Jacinto, Miss., died Nov. 26, 1924 at his home in Wheaton, Mo. He was married December 26,1883 to Miss Ella Holder. To this union were born three children who are Mrs. Alla Grover of St. Louis, Mrs. Homer Little of Heber Springs, Ark. and Sumpter Cathey of Wheaton. Besides the wife and children he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Sally Maxey of Little Rock, Ark. and Mrs. Ida Posey of Kensett, Ark.

In 1892 they moved to Heber Springs, Ark. For the past sixteen years, Mr. Cathey had served the M. & N. A. Railroad in the capacity of section foreman and was one of the few men who remained with the road during the recent strike trouble.

About three years ago Mr. Cathey and family moved to Wheaton and during this time his quiet unassuming manners and unquestionable honesty and integrity has won many friends who will sadly miss him. He professed his faith in Christ in his boyhood days.

Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday afternoon and the body laid to rest in the cemetery at Rocky Comfort.
Newspaper or Funeral Home Wheaton Journal
Date Nov. 28, 1924, Friday - Dec. 5, 1924, Friday
Death Cert Link -
Resource State Historical Society of MO
Submitted by Don Warner - Deceased