Catherine S. Werne's Obituary
CATHERINE S. WERNE, 89, passed away peacefully at Dove Nursing Home on July 6, 2010. A lifelong resident of Shelby County, a retired florist and teacher, she always had a smile and a kind word for everyone as she lived her exemplary Christian life. She loved her Fidelis Class at Colonial Park UMC. Catherine was preceded in death by Fred Werne, her husband of 61 years, her brother Buddy Smith, sister Eleanor Welch, and parents, Lawrence Pinkney and Carlie Grisham Smith. She is survived by daughter Carol Ann Wilson of Houston, son Jack Werne of Collierville, sister Dorothy Welch, 92, of Germantown, five grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation, Thusday, July 8, 5-8 p.m., with services and burial 11 a.m. Friday, July 9, at Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Avenue.
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