Juanita Reed Cates

JUANITA REED CATES 17 Feb. 1936 ~ 27 April 2009 Juanita was a beloved wife, mother, sister, nana, ad friend as is found in Proverbs 31: 10-31. Juanita was born on 17 February 1936 in Warren, Arkansas, to Arthur and Lennie (Grover) Reed. She attended public school in Warren. After school she moved to the Houston, Texas area where she was employed by southwestern Bell Telephone as a directory assistance operator. She later transferred to South-Western Bell Engineering Department, where she was employed for many years. With her husband transfer to Pascagoula, Mississippi she opted to quit her employment with Southwestern Bell to accept a position with Brown & Root Inc. as a Cost Analyst Engineer in Pascagoula. During her off time she acquired a love for bass fishing and boating in her 22 foot boat. When her husband was resigned, they purchased a place in the country outside the Dayton/Liberty area where she added gardening, cooking, and spoiling her grandchildren to her list of enjoyable hobbies. She enrolled and completed certification from the Texas Department of Human Services to become a home nursing provider and spent many hours seeing to other needs. After a long battle with cancer, Juanita passed away peacefully at 3:42pm on the 27th of April, 2009, at the age of 73. Her last minutes, before entering paradise, were filled with love and endearments from close family members. He favorite bible verse was Number 6: 24-26. Juanita is survived by six brothers and sisters, three children, five grandchildren, several great grandchildren and a special soul mate. She was cremated. She would tell her soul mate: "Love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins" 1 Peter 4:8. She will be missed!