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Bobby Wilson Catoe Sr.

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Jerry Hartley Funeral Home

684 Hubbard Drive

Lancaster, South Carolina

Bobby Catoe Obituary

LANCASTER, S.C. - Bobby Wilson Catoe Sr., 80, passed away Monday, Dec. 29, 2025 at his home.
Survived by his wife of 34 years, Santa T. Catoe; children, Tonya C. Rustay of Franklin, N.C., Tammy A. Prairie of Ooltewah, Tenn., Anna E. Catoe of Lancaster and his namesake, Bobby W. Catoe Jr. of Waynesville, N.C.; six grandchildren.
Predeceased by his mother, Alma E. Catoe; his father, Hughie W. Catoe; brothers, Travis Laverne Catoe, Larry Catoe and Charles Lamar Catoe; and sisters, Patricia Ann Wallace, Dorothy Pauline Williams, Betty Jo Rushing, and Brenda Ellen Catoe.
The family will receive friends and family at his daughter's home at 2087 Catoe Road on Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026 from 12-4 p.m.
Jerry Hartley Funeral Home, Lancaster.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Lancaster News from Dec. 30, 2025 to Jan. 6, 2026.

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12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Daughter's Home

2087 Catoe Road, Lancaster, SC 29720

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684 Hubbard Drive, Lancaster, SC 29721

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