MARY KATHERINE FORDHAM
November 11, 1930-July 2, 2023
Mary Katherine (Cat) Fordham, 92, of Gadsden, Alabama, passed away on July 2, 2023, after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease.  Graveside service will be Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. at Crestwood Cemetery. Scott Hill and Brandon Towe will officiate. Crestwood Funeral Home will direct services.
She is preceded in death by her parents Jessie Vernon Fordham and Amy Lou Brown Fordham, brothers Talmadge Fordham, and Colon Fordham.
Cat is survived by her sister Marilyn Fordham Hill and brother Gene(Pam)Fordham.  She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

She retired after 33 years of service from the Atlanta Gas Light Company.  She enjoyed gardening, traveling, and spending time with family.  Her travels took her to most all the states.  She would take hundreds of pictures and compile photo books of all her journeys.  Her most exciting trips were to Hawaii and England.  Cat was a very professional lady who always dressed like a model.  She always had a smile on her face and never met a stranger.  She was a giving person and always made you feel like you were the most important person in the world.  Later in her retirement, she was a caregiver to her father who lived to be 98 years of age.  She touched many lives with the love and care she showed to everyone.  She was a strong, independent lady who always put her best foot forward.  Aunt Cat had a good long life, and we thank her for all the wonderful memories she has left us with and the love and care she always showed to all her nieces and nephews.  She was proud of every accomplishment we made in our lives.  When Aunt Cat would visit for the weekend, it was always a special occasion for everyone.  She was a very special aunt and will be greatly missed by all her family.   She was a member of Glencoe Church of Christ.
Pallbearers will be Billy Towe, Casen Towe, Todd Burns, Chandler Hill, Jessie Walden, and Charlie Smith.
Special thanks to Southern Care New Beacon Hospice, Dr. Courtney Lowe, and Legacy Village of Jacksonville where she has lived for the past seven years.  A special thank you to the workers at Legacy Village:  Jessie Waites, Robbie Bell, Brenda Reaves, and all the caregivers and employees took care of Aunt Cat.  We appreciate all the love and care shown to her by everyone while she lived at Legacy.
In the event of inclement weather, the service will be moved to the funeral home.