Catherine H. Wolfe, 86, of Fuquay-Varina, NC, died on Wednesday, August 2, 2017.

Catherine, the daughter of William Martin and Lena Harwood Hunt, was born in Asheville, NC on November 8, 1930. Catherine and James Bryant Wolfe were united in marriage on November 30, 1949. They celebrated sixty years of marriage before Jim's death in 2010.

Catherine's dream was to be a nurse. She was in nursing school when she fell in love with Jim and postponed her education (a necessity back then) to marry and raise children. She returned to school when her children were a bit older and Jim, a career Navy man, was assigned to shore duty in Albany, GA. Catherine enjoyed her nursing career, retiring after working with the State of Missouri as a visiting nurse. During retirement, Catherine enjoyed helping Jim run their small farm in Walnut Grove, MO. She loved gardening, cooking, and sewing, and she loved watching her family grow. After Jim died in 2010, Catherine spent her last seven years near her daughter and son-in-law in Milwaukee, WI and then North Carolina.

Catherine is survived by her sister, Mara Lee Davis (Ivan) of Springfield, MO, son Don (Jackie) of Rogersville, MO, daughter Karen (Steve) of Fuquay-Varina, NC, two grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Thursday, August 10, 2017 from 10:00AM until service time at Wilson-Griffin Funeral Home, Ash Grove, MO.  Funeral services will begin at 11:00AM at the funeral home with burial to follow at Wesley Cemetery, Willard, MO.

Memorials may be given to the Building Fund, First Baptist Church, Willard, MO.