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William Catoe Obituary
Born in Kershaw County, S.C., he was the son of the late Daniel Oscar Catoe and Emma West Catoe.
A veteran of World War II, he served under General Patton in the European theater. He was captured as a prisoner-of-war in France, was held in Germany and Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic), and was amongst the first liberated prisoners-of-war to be returned to the Allied Forces.
He was a general manager for the National Linen Service for forty-one years, managing plants in Columbia, S.C., Greenville, S.C., and Owensboro, Ky.
He was a member of the Palmetto Chapter of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Organization and the Cayce-West Columbia Lions Club, and a recipient of the Lion of the Year award.
A man very devout in his faith, he enjoyed reading and studying Scripture. He was a member of Holland Avenue Baptist Church and a teacher and participant of their Fellowship Sunday School Class.
He is survived by his wife, Ruby D. Catoe of West Columbia; son, William P. Catoe, Jr. (Sandra) of Tampa, FL; grandchildren, Danny Fox (Dana), Wendy Oswalt (Ricky), Kevin Catoe, John Catoe (Paige), Rob Catoe (Darla); great-grandchildren, Tyler Oswalt, Curtis Oswalt, and Haleigh Fox. Mr. Catoe was preceded in death by his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Ernie Fox and his first wife, Ollie Mae “Dutch.”
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, 2009, at Holland Avenue Baptist Church in Cayce. Officiating will be Rev. Charles Wilson. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery and Gardens with military honors. The family will receive friends from 12:30-2:00 p.m. at the church. Serving as pallbearers will be Hamp Caughman, Robert Robertson, John Byrd, Joe Hornsby, Frank Smith and Mike Meetze. Honorary pallbearers will be the Holland Avenue Baptist Church Senior Adult Sunday school class and Palmetto Chapter Prisoners of War.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Holland Avenue Baptist Church, 801 12th Street, Cayce, SC 29033.
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Agape Senior
May 4, 2009
Mr. Catoe was certainly a blessing to all of those around him. We were blessed to have been a part of his life. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Joye Watson
May 2, 2009
Please accept my deepest sympathy. You are in my thoughts and prayers. May God give you His blessed peace.
Joye Gunter Watson, Cousin to Dutch
Nancy & Gerald Wallace
May 1, 2009
Please accept our sincere sympathy. We thought the world of "Catoe"....that is the name we called him because that is what Aunt Ruby always called him. Because of a commitment at our church on Saturday, we will not be able to attend the funeral service. However, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Nancy & Gerald Wallace (Ruby's great-niece)
Leonard Levy
May 1, 2009
Some say you can judge a man be his offspring. Unfortunately I did not know Mr. Catoe, but know his son well and Mr Catoe must have been a marvelous man. Our thioughts and prayers are with the family.
Pat and Leonard Levy
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Babs DeCamps
May 1, 2009
I have a fond memory of visiting Uncle Paul and Aunt Dutch at their home many, many years ago. Aunt Dutch was frying chicken and Uncle Paul was trying to teach the 4 Wright kids some sort of game.He was always so loving and kind to all of us. Our thoughts and prayers are with your family. (Tee and Bobbie Wrights daughter)
Kenneth King
May 1, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. I am a former employee of National Linen Service.
Cathy Dixon Scoggins
May 1, 2009
Paul's first wife, Dutch, and my mother, Beckie Cromer Dixon, were 1st cousins. I wish to offer my condolences and let you know your family is in my prayers
Linda Snyder
May 1, 2009
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these difficult times. May Jesus have mercy on the soul of William Paul Catoe, Sr.
Dan and Linda Snyder
The Staff of Thompson Funeral Home
April 30, 2009
Offering our deepest sympathies at this time.
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