Just now learning of Kathy’s passing.  

Kathy was an amazing person. She accomplished many things and loved the simple things in life. Being a mother, cooking, fishing sewing, sports cars but most definitely her family.

I was a girlfriend to her son Christopher in middle school through high school. I loved her for who she was.  Kathy was very intelligent, a nurturer, kind hearted, and an amazing cook. 

Even though I only knew her for short while, she left a lasting impression on me that lead me to seek her out. 

I had hopes of meeting up with Kathy to continue our friendship when I learned she was no longer with us. 

My deepest sympathies go out to her family and especially to Christopher and Dustin. 

I loved her and them. She was like a mom to me. 

My deepest condolences are with you all.  I know how much she loved her family and especially her children. 

Ann Sturdivant Carter “Kail”

I am so saddened to hear this, and I am so very sorry Chris and Dustin.  Thanks to your Mom, I have some very happy memories from my youth.  She was an INCREDIBLE LADY that I have always considered a role model and have immense respect for!!!

Sending love to you and all of your families.  Rest in peace sweet Catherine.  Blessing and peace.  

Katherine always had a smile, a great chuckle and a good story.  When I noted she was on my clinic list for the day, I would smile!  She usually had a story to relate - earlier years,  usually about her medical work. Then later after retiring, sharing  with me and our staff, examples of her most recent designs and needle handicraft.  “Wait til you see what Ms. Coking has brought today; it’s beautiful!”  And oh the day she brought/wore the butterfly, we swooned.
She impressed upon me to always be yourself, no matter the situation.  She made an impression.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends.

I go to Cordova Presbyterian. Enjoyed meeting Kathy at BINGO when she came with Kathleen Montgomery. Sorry for your loss.
Sincerely,
Marilou Smith 

My heart goes out to you all during this time of grief. My first memory of her is when I was really young. I couldnt have been more than a out 6 years old. My parents took us on vacations every summer and this particular one we went to visit family. I don't remember alot, but I remember riding  4-wheelers for the first time and  I remember her hair. Haha. I remember she lived in a very wooded area. In my memory I think it was Knoxville, TN but I could be wrong. I was so little. But I remember meeting my cousins Chris and Dustin.  I have a  fragmented memories of family reunions, but my next memory of her is at Grandma Joe's and Daddy Ralph's.  Grandma Joe had passed and as the family was cleaning out her stuff they came across this little glass cup with a little girl sitting in a field of flowers. She had a big yellow hat on with the name "Mandy" underneath it. Aunt Kathy brought me the cup.  She was also there for me that evening after the funeral, when I woke up sick. Jump forward 20+ years, I'm living in Alaska , and my daughter is born with medical problems. She was one of the first people I contacted  asking about family history. For the next few years we kept in touch here and there. I remember her smile and her eyes most of all, but I did inherit her hair color. 

I had the pleasure of knowing Kathy over the last 6 or so years by marrying into the family. She was quick to accept me as part of the fam, even offering her home for my dog and I to stay during cross country holiday trips. I'm so glad I took her up on that because I got to know what a caring, smart, and sassy woman she was. She was quick as a whip with her humor and a great person for conversation. Covid kept her from being able to make it to our wedding, but I'm honored that she sent jewelry along for me to use as part of my "something borrowed" as the bride. A hell of a woman, to put it mildly. Hugs to all of the family and friends she touched. 🖤

Kathy made us all a beautiful embroidered Canasta Girls shirt.  Oh how we will miss her!

Our lives are a rich fabric, woven with the friendships that we are fortunate to have beside us on our journey through life.
 I took a water color class at the college, where I met Laverne Herron , and Joyce Gee.  An immediate friendship began.  
We started to meet and paint and the members grew.  That is where I first met Katherine Cokeing, AKA The Queen.  She drove a little sporty car with tags that read URCNMYZ.  Her sense of humor kept everyone laughing.  Her sayings became known as Kathyisms.  

I was delighted when they asked me to join their Canasta club that met once a month.  My fabric of friends grew.  The original group was Kathy, Laverne Herron,Jeannie Morehead, Linda Hisky and Charlotte McFarland. We were a diverse group, lives as different as can be imagined, but when we came together, we were as close, as happy, as comfortable as could be. 
Kathy changed my life in another very important way.  In the mid 90’s, she and two other CRNAs formed a group and asked me to be their medical biller.  This led me to form my own small business billing for anesthesia.  
She moved to Joplin, MO in the early 2000’s.  We still visited back and forth.  Our friend fabric grew when we met her new Missouri friends, Jan Brown Cleair and her husband, Jerry.  They became very important to her and have remained very close all this time.  
Kathy moved to Memphis, TN in 2006, to be near her sons.  This made our get togethers more frequent.  Kathy would sub when one of our Canasta players had to miss.  She used her incredible sewing talent to embroider all of the Canasta girls a matching shirt.  We went on a beach vacation, we met to do crazy craft projects, and even had a sleepover at her house.
She leaves a huge hole in all our hearts, the fabric of our lives is torn.  We choose to remember the fun, the laughter, the closeness, and how very special she was.  We loved you Katherine Cokeing and will miss you forever and ever.

What a joy your mom has been! She always had a funny joke or saying! It has been a pleasure to know her over the past 3 years
My heart goes out to the two of you. She spoke so highly of her sons , their cooking! 
I also know that her dog will miss her, Sadie I believe . She always had a picture. 
I will certainly pray for the family.

We were all so blessed by (Aunt) Kathy; a brilliant and humorous soul who adored her sons, pups, family and friends. 

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Katherine Bizzle Cokeing

9 février 1946 – 1 juillet 2023

Memphis Funeral Home & Memorial Gardens

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