Graveside services for Cathy Slate, age 57, of Bangs, Texas will be held 11:00 AM Thursday, January 23, 2014 in the Pleasant Valley Cemetery. The family will receive friends 5:00 – 7:00 PM Wednesday at the Heartland Funeral Home in Early. Mrs. Slate passed away Monday at her home.
Cathy Nadine was born on March 17, 1956 in Brownwood, Texas to Bernard and Edna Mae Robertson Smithwick. She lived most of her life in this area and had worked as bookkeeper for Bowman’s Lumber Company for fifteen years.
Survivors include her daughter Tracy Thomas of Brownwood; her father Bernard Smithwick of Brownwood; grandchildren Dustin and Hayden Thomas and Hunter Slate; her brother Boyd Smithwick of Brownwood; her ex husband Robert Slate, Sr. of New Jersey and a niece Shawna Thompson
She was preceded in death by her mother, one son Robert “Bobby” Slate, Jr; one brother Bernard Eugene Smithwick and a sister Joyce Cupp.
Friends are invited to sign the guestbook at www.heartlandfuneralhome.net
Heartland is in charge of arrangements.
