Catherine McGhee Dees

October 28, 2016

Catherine McGhee Dees, 79, of Molino and Pensacola, FL went home October 23, 2016, to be with her Lord and loved ones that have gone before and to wait for her loved ones still earthly bound to join them. She was born in Huxford, AL on July 10, 1937, to the late Garland and Gladys Lucille Hayes McGhee, Sr. She graduated from Escambia County High School in 1955 and from Alverson Draughon Business College in 1957 and started her work life at Chemstrand/Monsanto for 33 years. Rather than retire from working she went back to school and took a course in Medical Transcription and started another work life at the Medical Center Clinic where she met Shella and made many friends there.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Steven E. Dees,Sr. and her brother, Garland “Plugy” McGhee, Jr.

She is survived by a niece, Catherine Nicole Harris; and her great-nephews, Jacob Boatner and Daniel Boatner. She leaves behind many friends including two very special friends who have shared the latter part of her life, Ron Schmitt and Shella Britt, her “Dinner Club” friends; her goddaughter, Regina Catherine Ernsbarger, Becky Lowe and Sherry Lowe and of course their parents, Carol and Jim Lowe.

Services will be Saturday, October 29, 2016, at 2 p.m. from the Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Robert Heard officiating.

Interment will follow in Serenity Gardens.

Family will receive friends, Saturday, October 29, 2016, at Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home from 1 p.m. until service time at 2 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, donations made to the Junior Humane Society, 901 Williams Ditch Road, Canonment, FL, 32533 will be greatly appreciated.

Johnson-Quimby Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements.

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