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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 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>​

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=November 10, 2019}}</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>​