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George Ivan Cathers

Knoxville, Tennessee

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CATHERS, GEORGE IVAN - age 91 of Knoxville, passed away Tuesday, December 12, 2006 after a brief illness. He was born December 3, 1915 in Keyser, W. Va. He lost his mother, Mabel Ritzell Cathers to the Spanish Influenza in 1917, and became separated from his father, George Cathers, who had...

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I was honored to live next door to George, Eleanor, and Arthur for approximately three years during elementary school at Pleasant Ridge school. Arthur and I used to walk to school (actually Arthur strode very quickly, and I struggled to keep up) each day. I also remember Grandma Little, Eleanor's mother, who lived with them at the time.
I have since moved to California and have lost contact with the family, but remember them fondly.
I am sorrowed to hear of Mr. Cather's passing, and...

When I heard George was gone from us... it hurt my heart. I knew then that I had lost a valuable friend and special times with interesting conversations that I will surely miss. George was my friend and neighbor here at Hialeah Apts. I met George one day in 2005, just after I'd lost my dad to cancer. George came in for his daily can of coke to our clubhouse. It hurt at first to see him ,he looked so much like my dad had. I struck up conversation with him and from then on I'd see him on a...