Catherine Moore Traylor

KINGSPORT - Catherine Traylor died quietly in the early morning hours of October 7, 2024 at The Waters of Kingsport. She was a native of Churchview, Virginia, daughter of Lucy Booker Moore and Thomas Walker Moore. From 1962 to 2015, she made her home in Fayetteville NC, moving to Fuquay Varina NC in 2015 to be close to her son, Glenn; then in 2019 to Kingsport TN to be close to her daughter, Loni.
She was preceded in death by her husband, of 57 years, Wilbur E. Traylor, her parents and two brothers. She is survived by five children and their spouses, Sarah Gullick and husband Roy of Greenville, S.C., Loni Garcia and husband Michael of Kingsport, Tenn., Glenn Traylor and wife Janet of Fuquay-Varina, NC, Garret Traylor and wife Cheryl of Trinity, NC, and Michael Traylor and wife Rhonda of Charlotte, NC; ten grandchildren, Bryan Gullick and wife Heather of Cary, NC, Jessica Granger and husband John of Greer, SC, Paul Traylor of Fukuoka, Japan, Rachael Morales and husband Luke of Winston-Salem, NC, Emily Garcia of Kingsport, Rebecca Hunt and husband Matthew of High Point, NC; Susannah Burley Traylor of Greensboro, NC, Preston Nash and wife Stephanie of Madison, Ga., Nathaniel Nash, and Megan Belk and husband Anthony of Matthews NC; seventeen great-grandchildren Elizabeth, James, William, and Charles Gullick of Cary, NC, Jackson, and Noah Hunt of High Point, NC, Ethan, Jack, Rosemary, Elinor, and Levi Morales of Winston-Salem, NC; Landon, Ava, and Aubrey Nash of Buford, GA; Cougar Nash of Charlotte NC; Nash and Charlotte Belk of Matthews NC; and two more due later this year.
She was an amazing mother of five; one of the world's great housewife-mothers. She was her husband's "right hand man", helping him with every project he pursued. She was a beloved member of First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville NC where she was known for her photographic documentation of activities, and recipient of the Presbyterian Women Service Award 2007, and Lifetime Membership 2012. She was an active supporter of several benevolent groups over the years, including Haiti Outreach Missions. Even as dementia stole pieces of her away from her loved ones, her love for her Lord never changed. After moving to Tennessee, she enjoyed attending Grace Fellowship Church in Kingsport with Loni. Even when her inability to stand resulted in her move to the Waters of Kingsport, she would regularly ask Loni to take her to church. She loved her Lord and Savior.
Catherine was a member of the American Hemerocallis Society, North Carolina Bluebird Society, Sandhills Daylily Society; Life Member of Girl Scouts, long time troop leader, site chairman for GS Camp Carver's Falls, recipient of GS Thanks Badge; American Red Cross Volunteer and First Aid Trainer; long time member of AlAnon; member of the Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia; author of Middlesex County Marriage Records 1853-1904 and Federal Census 1880 Middlesex County Virginia (1998). She was dedicated to her Fayetteville community serving on the County Board of Appeals and as precinct registrar for many years.
Burial will be on Thursday, October 17th at 12 pm at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery located at 8220 Bragg Blvd, Fort Bragg, NC 28307. A celebration of life will begin at 2:00 pm at the First Presbyterian Church Chapel located at 102 Ann Street, Fayetteville NC 28301. Visitation will immediately follow at 2:40pm. In lieu of flowers, Catherine has suggested you consider donating to the missions of First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville, NC.