Mary Katherine Cagle, 91, of South Pittsburg went to her heavenly home on Friday, August 23.
Kathy was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a faithful woman who loved the Lord and dedicated many years of her life using her God-given talents to minister musically, along with her beloved husband, in her home church as well as other churches throughout the Southeast.
She was born in Cookeville, Tennessee on June 20, 1933. She began playing the piano at an early age and discovered that she had a real ear for music. She was the pianist for her brother’s gospel quartet and performed with the group several times at the original Ryman Auditorium in Nashville during the Ryman’s Friday night gospel shows in the 1950’s. Her future husband, Charles Cagle, also sang in a gospel quartet and as fate would have it, they met one night when his group’s piano player did not show up and she was recruited to play for his group. After a brief long-distance courtship, she and Charles were married in 1958, and she moved to South Pittsburg where she worked alongside her late husband to grow their business, “South Pittsburg Florist”.
Kathy is preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Sheila Cagle; and her parents, Floyd and Beulah Kirby.
Survivors include her daughters, Denise (Bill) Mason and Julie (Neil) Bennett; grandchildren, Kati Mason, Karrie (Scott) Barnett; Kirby (Hunter) Daniel and Jeff (Margaret) Bennett; great-grandchildren, Sully, Ava, Alex, Palmer and Harrison; brother, Charles (June) Kirby, sister, Martha (Don) Peach and several nieces and nephews. A special thanks goes to her wonderful caregivers Thelma (Lou) Hutchins at Blue Violet Home Care and Donna Adams and staff at Hospice of Chattanooga.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 27 at 4 p.m. at the South Pittsburg chapel of Rogers Funeral Home, with Aaron Cagle and Ronnie Case officiating. She will be laid to rest at Cumberland View Cemetery in Kimball with her late husband.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, August 27 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. prior to the funeral service in the chapel of Rogers Funeral Home of South Pittsburg. Pallbearers will be Scott Barnett, Hunter Daniel, David Myers, Jimmy McBee, Tim Jordan, and Keith Layne.
The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Alzheimer’s association.
Arrangements are entrusted to Rogers Funeral Home, South Pittsburg Chapel, 400 Laurel Ave, South Pittsburg, Tennessee (423) 837-7176.
The Marion Tribune – August 29, 2024
