Catherine Virginia Collum

Catherine Virginia Collum

June 4, 1942~July 10, 2016

Catherine Virginia Collum, age 74, passed away on Saturday, July 10, 2016 at her home in Meadowlakes, Texas after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer.

Born in Abilene, Texas on June 4, 1942 to Melvin and Catherine (Holder) Collum, “Ginnie” spent her formative years with her family in Enid, Oklahoma.

It was there she met and later married John Knight, USAF.

Together they had two children and travelled extensively, both nationally and abroad.

As an officer’s wife, she was integral in managing the household through many relocations.

In 1976, the family moved again to Austin, Texas.

It was there, as a single mother, she supported and inspired her children by attaining her court reporter’s license and by her many years of excellence in her work for the State Board of Insurance.

In 1985 she married John Tryon and soon moved to Granite Shoals, Texas.

She spent her remaining years enjoying the company of friends and family at her residence in the Highland Lakes area.

She is survived by her son Sean Knight and his wife, Rebecca and her daughter Catherine Knight and her husband John Renfro; granddaughters Hannah Faltesek, Zoe and Ivy Knight; sister Leta Breyfogle; sister-in-law, Linda Collum and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Ginnie is preceded in death by her parents and ex-husbands and her brother, Melvin Stanley Collum, Jr.

Memorials may be given in Ginnie’s name to the American Cancer Society, PO Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123.

At Ginnie’s request, no memorial service will be held and her ashes will be scattered over her parent’s grave during a private family gathering.

Cremation arrangements by Putnam Funeral Home and Crematory, 145 Texas Avenue, Kingsland.