Hij is getrouwd met Harriet Kaveney Hunter.
Zij zijn getrouwd op 22 juni 1948, hij was toen 28 jaar oud.
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Harriet Kaveney Hunter |
Harry Cato Cage, of Portland and Castalian Springs, died on February 10, 2013. He was 93 years old. He was born in Riddleton, Tenn., on June 27, 1919. He was a direct descendant of William Cage, who, in 1785, settled what is now known as Cages Bend just outside of Gallatin. He spent his entire life in Sumner County, except when attending college at Sewanee and enlistment in the U.S. Marines in 1943, serving in World War II. During his tour of duty, he taught new pilots to fly off aircraft carriers in Pensacola and San Diego. He attended Portland High School and was on the football team with Bob Cummings. While at Sewanne, he was a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. He returned home and met his future wife, Harriet Kaveney Cage, daughter of William Bright and Jessie Hunter of Gallatin. They married on June 22, 1948, and, in the same year, relocated to Portland and founded Cato Cage Insurance Agency, now Jernigan & Cage Insurance Agency, owned by his daughter, Jessica Cage Hunter. In 1952, Cato and Harriet built the very first house (the rock house) on the east side of Highway 109, between “Shell City” and Longview Drive, purchased from Mr. Willie Wiseman. They enjoyed being neighbors of the Wisemans (J.W. and Louise, Joe and Ruby), Paul Allen and Chris West, Charlie and Bernice Green, Wilburn and Lola Mae Empson. Over the years, Cato and Willard Chandler loved to crappie fish. He also enjoyed bird hunting with Dolphus Gregory and James Leroy Wilkinson on his father’s farm in Lebanon. Cato retired after the death of his wife Harriet, in 1982. He moved to his lake house on his father’s farm in Castalian Springs and lived there into his 91st year. He could regularly be seen fishing until his mid-80s and walking at the Gallatin Civic center on a regular basis until he was 91.Cato Cage is the son of Harry Aubrey Cage and Julia Kittrell Cage. He is preceded in death by his wife of 34 years, Harriet Kaveney Cage; and his sister Cornelia Cage Moore. He is survived by his son, Dr. John Bright (Bonnie) Cage of Brentwood; daughter, Mary Jessica Cage (Doug) Hunter of Portland; grandchildren, Emily Dye of Nashville, Amy Hughes of Portland, Daniel Cage, Sarah Cage and John David Cage of Brentwood; great-granddaughter Molly Hughes of Portland; sister-in-law Mary Bright (Jim) Young of Gallatin; special friend and caregiver, Shanna Wheeler. His family would like to say a special thank you to Shanna Wheeler and SWS Services for their exceptional care over the past two years.Visitation is 5 p.m., until 9 p.m., Tuesday, February 12, 2013, and after 10 a.m., Wednesday. Funeral service is 1 p.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at Wilkinson & Wiseman Funeral Home. Interment is at Crestview Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the Portland Public Library of Sumner County, 301 Portland Blvd., Portland TN 37148 or McKendree Memorial United Methodist Church, 206 Wheeler St., Portland TN 37148.