Catherine was a forty year member of Berachah Church. Survived by her loving husband of 63 years, John Milton Gilliam; children, John Malcolm Gilliam, Gene Gilliam, Cathy Jones and husband, David; daughters-in-law, Linda and Norma Gilliam; grandchildren, John Marcus Gilliam and wife, Sara, Lindsay, Stephanie and Natalie Gilliam; great-grandson, Jace Gilliam; devoted niece, Donna Malcom, brother, Kenneth Ellis and sister, Barbara Nelson.
Visitation with the family will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Waltrip Funeral Directors. Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday in the Waltrip Chapel. Interment will follow in Forest Park Westheimer Cemetery.
For those desiring to make memorial contributions in Catherine's memory, please direct to Berachah Church, 2815 Sage Rd., Houston, TX 77056.