Katharine C Gainey's Obituary
Katharine C. Gainey, died at her home on June 11, 2021. She was born in 1922 in Charenton, La. to Edward and Winnifred Cocke. She was the youngest child & had 4 siblings, Agnes Cocke, Pearl Cocke, Edward Cocke, & Annabel Cocke Munson. She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, husband, Louis Gainey, Sr. and children Louis Gainey, Jr. and daughter Karen Gainey. She is survived by her children, David M. Gainey, Daniel P. Gainey (Patty), and Jane Gainey Mailhes (Sid), her grandchildren, David Gainey, Jr., Jennifer Gainey Harris, Melanie Gainey Isett, Josh Gainey, Thomas Gainey, Erin Gainey, & Grant Mailhes, great grandchildren, Max Gainey, Gracie Harris, Vance Harris, Zoe Isett & Harper Gainey. She was a graduate of LSU with a Bacehlor’s Degree in Elementary Education and worked as secretary for the Dean of the Education Lab Department and resided in Baton, Rouge, LA with her husband, Lou, before moving to Jupiter, FL in 1948. They were residents there until moving to Lantana, FL in 1957 where she resided until her passing. She was an incredible mother, an avid seamstress and cook, enjoyed traveling, had many friends and was loved by all who knew her.
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