Catherine Minnick Weeks
Catherine Minnick Weeks
June 02, 1922 - January 23, 2025
Catherine Minnick Weeks, 102, passed away peacefully January 23, 2025.
God was generous with her years and she used them wisely and faithfully. She was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great and great- great grandmother, aunt and friend. She will be lovingly remembered and missed. Catherine was preceded in death by her husband, JP Weeks; daughter, Rebecca Weeks; son-in-law, William Cagle; parents, George and Sallie Minnick; and eleven brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her children: Anna Ellinger (Kerry), Jane Straus (Sam), Rachel Cagle, and James Weeks (Jack McMahon); grandchildren: Relana Durrette (Dan), Christie Bassett (Mark), Brian Ellinger, Phillip Goad, Rachel Straus, Adrienne Ownby (Greg), and Nathan Straus; great-grandchildren: Elise Durrette, Jordan Bassett (Jess), Landon Goad (Miah), Gavin Goad, Dameron Hannah Ownby, Jaks Ownby, and Casey Ellinger; and great-great-grandchildren: Jeremy Durrette and Ariel Goad. She is also survived by a special nephew, Joseph Sowers, and a special niece, Anne Sowers Broyhill.
The family extends their heartfelt gratitude to the staff at Skyline Nursing and Rehab Center for their exceptional care and compassion during the last two years of Catherine's life.
Friends are welcome to visit with the family on Friday, January 31, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Gardner Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, February 1, at 12:00 noon at Laurel Branch Church, with Reverend Angela Carr officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests that donations be made to the Laurel Branch Church and Cemetery Fund or a charity of your choice.