Catherine Eula (Murphy) Dade (1941 - 2008)

Ancestors

Biography

Catherine was born in 1941. She was the daughter of Howard Murphy and Catherine Smith. She passed away in 2008. She attended public school in Baltimore, graduating from Eastern High School in 1959 and later earning an associate degree from Morgan State College. Catherine worked as an insurance agent.

Upon her retirement she surprised friends and family by moving to Augusta, Georgia, where she continued her long-standing volunteer work on AIDS outreach as well as raising funds and awareness for the March of Dimes and the Democratic party. A lifelong Episcopalian and devout parishioner, Catherine joined St. Augustine's of Canterbury, Augusta, GA, where she was active in Sunday school, summer camp, and the soup kitchen.

Catherine truly enjoyed traveling and being something of an anglophile she loved spending time in London, Scotland and touring the Irish countryside. In addition to traveling, among Catherine's many hobbies were gardening, jewelry making and reading.

Catherine was cremated and has a memorial stone at St. Augustine's of Canterbury's cemetery.

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• Fact: Also Known As Catherine Dade
• Fact: Burial (2008) Augusta, Richmond, Georgia, United States of America

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #157309495
• Obituary: Catherine Murphy Dade
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V31K-J2Z : 12 January 2021), Catherine M Dade, 30 Mar 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See Also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 February 2021, 20:27), entry for Catherine Eula Murphy(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GHPP-FVH); contributed by various users.