Myong Hwa Cathey

Myong Hwa Cathey obituary, Midwest City, OK

Myong Hwa Cathey

Myong Cathey Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Ford Chapel - Candlewood on Oct. 3, 2025.

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Myong Hwa (Kim) Cathey of Del City, Oklahoma was born on October 1, 1941 in Seoul, South Korea to Yong Nam Kim and Jum Soon (Yoon) Kim. Myong met Victor Joseph Gaj, a United States soldier in November 1962 and they were married on March 20, 1967, in Korea. She moved to America with Victor Sr. and their young son Victor Jr. in September 1968. Myong and Victor were married 3 years 9 months. Myong later met and married Donald L. Cathey on March 26, 1990. They were married until her death on September 30, 2025. Myong worked as a custodial worker at Mt. Vernon High School in Alexandria, Virginia. While working at Mt. Vernon she would translate in English, to the other Korean women, the supervisors' instructions. She retired in 1997 after 25 years and moved to Oklahoma in 1998. Myong was preceded in death by her father Yong Nam Kim and mother Jum Soon (Yoon) Kim. She is survived by her husband Donald L. Cathey, sons Victor Gaj Jr. and Richard Morningstar, grandchildren: Michael, Brad and Madison and her Great Grandchildren: Ben and Charlotte Morningstar. Services are being provided by Barnes Friedrich & Pope Funeral Home-Del City.
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