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Born in Arcadia in Bienville Parish, Cathey relocated in 1920, at the age of one year, with his parents to Bossier City, where he grew up and lived much of his life. After his primary education in local schools, he attended [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana in [[Shreveport]] and Kansas State Teachers College, now known as Emporia State University in Emporia, [[Kansas]].<ref name=bio/>​

Born in Arcadia in Bienville Parish, Cathey relocated in 1920, at the age of one year, with his parents to Bossier City, where he grew up and lived much of his life. After his primary education in local schools, he attended [[Methodist]]-affiliated Centenary College of Louisiana in [[Shreveport]] and Kansas State Teachers College, now known as Emporia State University in Emporia, [[Kansas]].<ref name=bio/>​

In 1941, Cathey married the former Dorothy Louise Williams (1924-2006), the daughter of T. E. Williams, Sr., and the former Margaret Mullinax of Jefferson, [[Texas]]. The couple had three daughters: Sharon (1942-2013) married Bobby Thorn and worked as a school bus driver, teacher, and social worker in [[Lake Charles]] and Benton, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=164150157|title=Sharon Louise Cathey Thorn|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> Karen (she married Fred Green of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico; and Kathe Newsome of Bossier City, who worked as an I. T. database administrator at Centenary College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centenary.edu/about/staff|title=Administrative Staff (Magale Library)|publisher=centenary.edu|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=dlwc>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120287080|title=Dorothy Louise Williams Cathey|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 13, 2006|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref>​

In 1941, Cathey married the former Dorothy Louise Williams (1924-2006), the daughter of T. E. Williams, Sr., and the former Margaret Mullinax of Jefferson, [[Texas]]. The couple had three daughters: Sharon Louise (1942-2013) married Bobby Thorn and worked as a school bus driver, teacher, and social worker in [[Lake Charles]] and Benton, Louisiana,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?pid=164150157|title=Sharon Louise Cathey Thorn|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=April 10, 2013|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref> Karen (she married Fred Green of [[Albuquerque]], [[New Mexico; and Kathe Newsome of Bossier City, who worked as an I. T. database administrator at Centenary College.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.centenary.edu/about/staff|title=Administrative Staff (Magale Library)|publisher=centenary.edu|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=dlwc>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120287080|title=Dorothy Louise Williams Cathey|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|date=May 13, 2006|accessdate=December 26, 2014}}</ref>​

Cathey served in both the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Air Force]] during and after World War II. He was a bomber pilot during the war and subsequently attained the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the Air Force. He was assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.<ref name=bio/><ref>''The Shreveport Times'', April 13, 1969.</ref>​

Cathey served in both the [[United States Army]] and the [[United States Air Force]] during and after World War II. He was a bomber pilot during the war and subsequently attained the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]] in the Air Force. He was assigned to Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City.<ref name=bio/><ref>''The Shreveport Times'', April 13, 1969.</ref>​

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He sat on the advisory board of Bossier Medical Center. He was a member of the Bossier Parish Industrial Development Board  and a past chairman of the Bossier Parish Council on Aging. He was a board member for twenty years of the Northwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Commission. In 1966, he served on the advisory committee of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Enforcement Training Program. He was a director of Bossier Parish Crime Stoppers. He chaired various fund drives, including the March of Dimes and the Heart Fund. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a Shriner.<ref name=bio/>​

He sat on the advisory board of Bossier Medical Center. He was a member of the Bossier Parish Industrial Development Board  and a past chairman of the Bossier Parish Council on Aging. He was a board member for twenty years of the Northwest Louisiana Law Enforcement Commission. In 1966, he served on the advisory committee of the [[Louisiana State University]] Law Enforcement Training Program. He was a director of Bossier Parish Crime Stoppers. He chaired various fund drives, including the March of Dimes and the Heart Fund. He was a member of the Masonic lodge and a Shriner.<ref name=bio/>​

In 1973, Cathey decided to enter electoral politics, running as a Democrat for mayor of Bossier City. On June 12, 1973, he narrowly defeated a [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, Raymond Bun Statham (1924-2004), a retired [[United States Navy]] lieutenant.<ref>"Cathey defeats Statham", ''The Shreveport Times'', June 13, 1973, p. 1.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossier.pastperfect-online.com/36091cgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=28203183-1E6D-4B67-BD60-161027461347&type=102|title=Lt. Raymond Statham|publisher=bossier.pastperfect-online.com|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>​

In 1973, Cathey decided to enter electoral politics, running as a Democrat for mayor of Bossier City. On June 12, 1973, he narrowly defeated a [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate, Raymond Bun Statham (1924-2004), a retired [[United States Navy]] lieutenant.<ref>"Cathey defeats Statham", ''The Shreveport Times'', June 13, 1973, p. 1.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://bossier.pastperfect-online.com/36091cgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=28203183-1E6D-4B67-BD60-161027461347&type=102|title=Lt. Raymond Statham|publisher=bossier.pastperfect-online.com|accessdate=January 18, 2015}}</ref>​

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In 1975, ''The Shreveport Times'' published a picture by its chief photographer, [[Henry Langston McEachern]] showing Mayor Cathey destroying a pinball machine confiscated from the Turf Lounge, one of the nightclubs of the former Bossier Strip,<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', January 7, 1975.</ref> known for its [[country  music]]. The Strip was an entertainment district that flourished in the 20th century prior to the establishment of legal [[gambling]] and the construction of [[casino]]s along the Red River.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1068|title=Shreveport Sounds in Black and White|author= Kip Lornell and Tracey E. W. Laird, eds.|page=288|isbn=9781934110416|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref>​

In 1975, ''The Shreveport Times'' published a picture by its chief photographer, [[Henry Langston McEachern]] showing Mayor Cathey destroying a pinball machine confiscated from the Turf Lounge, one of the nightclubs of the former Bossier Strip,<ref>''The Shreveport Times'', January 7, 1975.</ref> known for its [[country  music]]. The Strip was an entertainment district that flourished in the 20th century prior to the establishment of legal [[gambling]] and the construction of [[casino]]s along the Red River.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.upress.state.ms.us/books/1068|title=Shreveport Sounds in Black and White|author= Kip Lornell and Tracey E. W. Laird, eds.|page=288|isbn=9781934110416|accessdate=January 20, 2015}}</ref>

 

In 1976, Cathey and neighboring Mayor Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (1921-1991) of Shreveport hosted [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] in a question-and-answer session for local officials. Ford at the time was in Louisiana campaigning against former [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] for the Republican presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/diary/pdd760427.pdf|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford|date=April 27, 1976|publisher=fordlibrarymuseum.gov|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>

In 1976, Cathey and neighboring Mayor Littleberry Calhoun Allen, Jr. (1921-1991) of Shreveport hosted [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]] in a question-and-answer session for local officials. Ford at the time was in Louisiana campaigning against former [[Governor]] [[Ronald W. Reagan]] for the Republican presidential nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/diary/pdd760427.pdf|title=The Daily Diary of President Gerald R. Ford|date=April 27, 1976|publisher=fordlibrarymuseum.gov|accessdate=December 24, 2014}}</ref>