© Tammie Chada

Catherine Sue (Chuculate) Chanate

© The Stilwell Democrat Journal

4 January 2006

Submitted by: Martha Real

Catherine Sue (Chuculate) Chanate
May 6, 1949 - December 23, 2005

Funeral services for Catherine Sue (Chuculate) Chanate, age 56 were held at 1:00 p.m. December 27, 2005 at Antioch Baptists Church in Peavine.

Interment followed at Reese Cemetery under the direction of Hart Funeral Home.

Catherine Sue Chanate was born to Felix and Pauline (Hummingbird) Chuculate on May 6, 1949, in Tahlequah and passed away from this life on December 23, 2005, in Tahlequah.

Catherine attended school in Stilwell. She attended college at both Bacone University and NSU and graduated with her bachelor’s degree in Business education and a degree in geography. On September 1, 1969 she married the love of her life, Bryan “Jake” Chanate in Geary, OK. To this union three children were born.

Catherine was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. When she wasn’t keeping the home fires burning, she was an accomplished seamstress, and loved to crochet and quilt.

An avid reader she read her Bible faithfully. Anytime she spent with her husband, children and grandchildren was special to her. Her family was what mattered most to Cathy.

She was of the Baptist faith.

Catherine is preceded in death by her parents, and her husband, Bryan Jacob “Jake” Chanate in 2005; brothers Paul “Bud”, Josh, Felix “Touchdown” Chuculate, and a sister Rosemary VanZandt. Catherine is survived by her three loving children, Bryan J. Sonny and wife Kamichia Chanate of Park Hill, Deborah Chanate and Mary Chanate both of Tahlequah; two brothers, Larry Chuculate and Mitchell Chuculate both of Stilwell; two sisters, Iva Mae Unger of Stilwell and Francine Chuculate of Tahlequah; five grandchildren, Christopher Chanate, Robyn Chanate, Ahliyah Chanate, Phy-Shaun Chanate, Danielle Littlecreek all of Tahlequah; many nieces, nephews and cousins and a host of friends and loved ones.

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