Sarah Jean "Powers" Cato

Sarah Jean Cato, 77, of Abbeville, wife of the late Larry J. Cato, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at the Hospice House in Greenwood.  She was born in Calhoun, GA to the late Earnest and Margaret S. Enlow Powers.  Mrs. Cato retired from the New York Life Insurance Company with 20 years of service as an accountant.  She was a member of the Abbeville International Pentecostal Holiness Church and army of the Lord Jesus Christ. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a brother, Ernest Lee Powers. Mrs. Cato is survived by her son Jerry Baggett and his wife, Lena of Abbeville; extended family, Patsy Kilgore, Ronnie and Sharon Cato, Sonny Moore, Ruth and Frank Milton, Janice and Steve Ellis and six cousins all of Georgia. The family will receive friends 10:30AM – 11:30 AM on Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Harris Funeral Home.  Funeral services will begin at Noon on Saturday in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Jerry Catoe and Rev. Wendell Rhodes officiating.  Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Cato, may be sent to the Faith Home, c/o Abbeville Women’s Facility, PO Box 39, Greenwood, SC 29648. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Abbeville is assisting the Cato family.