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.
