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 1924 - 2011 (87 years)
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| Name |
William Hoyt Cate |
| Born |
5 Mar 1924 |
McMinn County, Tennessee  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Military |
WW II Veteran [3] |
| Died |
25 Sep 2011 |
Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee [2] |
- in the Athens Regional Medical Center...
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| Buried |
McMinn Memory Gardens, Athens, McMinn County, Tennessee [2] |
| Person ID |
I1924 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
30 Oct 2014 |
| Father |
Clifford C. Cate, b. 23 Mar 1891, McMinn County, Tennessee , d. 17 Dec 1949 (Age 58 years) |
| Mother |
Abbie Hutsell, b. 27 Jan 1898, McMinn County, Tennessee , d. 9 Apr 1980, (McMinn County) Tennessee (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
(McMinn County) Tennessee [4] |
| Family ID |
F13867 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
William Hoyt Cate, World War II Veteran
William Hoyt Cate was drafted into the Army and was sworn in on March 17, 1943 at Ft. Oglethorpe, GA. Hoyt was stationed in numerous states (Arkansas, Texas, N. Dakota, Calif., Florida, Nebraska), for schooling in Clerks,
CTD (college), Airplane Mechanic, AM Douglas Factory, AMTS, ETS, and Gunnery.
Hoyt's first over seas deployment was August 9, 1945. From 1945-1946, Hoyt was stationed on the Islands of Guam and Siapan.
Everywhere Hoyt went his little box camera went with him. He also had his own dark room for developing his pictures.
On September 14, 1945, Hoyt flew a Prisoner of War Supply mission to Fuokoka, Japan. On March 2, 1946 at 10:00 A.M., Hoyt was discharged back to civilian life.
[3]- Daily Post Athenian
Sept. 25, 2011
W. Hoyt Cate
W. Hoyt Cate, 87, a well-known farmer from Riceville, died Sunday afternoon, Sept. 25, 2011, at Athens Regional Medical Center.
A lifelong resident of McMinn County, he was a son of the late Clifford C. and Abbie Hutsell Cate, and was also preceded in death by three brothers, Leroy, Elbert and Ralph Cate. He was a member of Eastanallee Baptist Church and the Men's III Sunday School Class, and was a 1942 graduate of McMinn County High School. He served on the Board of Directors of the McMinn Farmer's Co-Op for many years. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as an airplane electrical mechanic gunner, achieving the rank of staff sergeant.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Mattie Hennessee Cate of Riceville; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Sheila and Jack Carr of Mt. Juliet, Martha and Dale Woods of Riceville, and Rhonda and Curtis Womack and Theda Cate, all of Athens; one son and daughter-in-law, Calvin and Sonya Cate of Riceville; seven grandchildren, Julie Ladd and her husband, Brandon, Trevin Parkinson and his wife, Brandy, Amanda Guzowski and her husband, Tim, Jeffrey and Cameron Cate and Meredith and Derek Galyon; three great-grandchildren, Tucker and Scarlett Ladd and Khade Parkinson; five step-grandchildren, Heather Woods Hodges, Ashley Woods Irwin and Seth, Gabe and Alison Womack, one sister, Dorothy Cooper of Chattanooga; one brother and sister-in-law, Delbert and June Cate of Riceville; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Smith Funeral Home & Cremation Service with the Rev. Oran Creasman and the Rev. Ralph Jenkins officiating. Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in McMinn Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers will be Jeffrey Cate, Cameron Cate, Trevin Parkinson, Derek Galyon, Brandon Ladd and Tim Guzowski. Honorary pallbearers will be the Men's III Sunday School Class at Eastanallee Baptist Church
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| Sources |
- [S2135] Garlen Lee Hennessee interview | 21 Feb 2011 | 704.629.3527.
- [S51706] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=cate&GSfn=william&GSbyrel=all&GSdy=2011&GSdyrel=in&GSst=45&GScntry.
- [S3694] "Harl Eugene Hennessee and Fannie Meldoria Vincent Hennessee Family", compiled by Charlotte Hennessee Davis, and publish.
- [S51707] http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27460149.
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