- Date Of Birth: August 23, 1927
- Date Of Death: August 23, 2012
- State: Arizona
Catherine O’Neal Gaines (Williford), passed away on August 23, 2012. She was born on August 23,1927 to Bessie Beatrice and James Valder. Catherine (a.k.a. Cathy or Cat) was born in Bessemer, Alabama and resided in Scottsdale for 57 years. She grew up in Starkville, Mississippi. Cat married her high school sweetheart, James Armon Gaines, on January 21,1948. Cathy is survived by her children Margaret, Carmen (Kim), and James Junior; eight grandchildren, Jennifer (Ken), Carlie (Brian), Adam (Lynette), Kimberly (Shane), Emily, Sarah, Benjamin, and Abigail; great grandchildren, Megan, Elizabeth, Ken Jr., Amalia, Brandon, Wyatt, Jacob, Dylan, and Zoey. She is preceeded in death by her beloved husband James Armon Gaines, Sr, daughter Myra Gail, siblings Emma Marie, Myra Lee, Robert Louis and James Lamar and her parents Bessie Beatrice (Martin) and James Valder.
