Catharine Minear

Catharine Elizabeth Pond Minear, 96, of Athens, GA, passed away at St. Mary's Hospice House on Wednesday, August 21, 2013, following complications resulting from a fall earlier in the month. She was a resident at Morningside of Athens, and attended Green Acres Baptist Church.
Born on August 4, 1917, in Tenafly, NJ, Catharine was the daughter of the late Henry Otis Pond and Winifred Margaret Semple Pond. She was married to the late Marvin Downer Minear and is predeceased by her siblings, Henry O. Pond, Jr., Edward F. Pond, Donald S. Pond, and Caroline P. Mackey, as well as by her daughter, Margaret M. Nettles, of Athens, GA. She is survived by her other children, John D. Minear, of Nellysford, VA; David B. Minear, of Hanau, Germany; Kenneth E. Minear, of Portland, OR; Winifred A. Minear, of San Pedro Sula, Honduras; and Dorothy J. Minear, of Pensacola, FL, as well as by five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Catharine received her baccalaureate degree from Maryville College in Tennessee, and worked for many years for a medical group in Vero Beach, FL, and then as a social worker for the State of Florida. Upon retirement, she moved to the mountains of North Carolina and then finally to Athens, GA. Catharine lived a long and active life, filled with her love of God, her family and friends, and the beauty of a world filled with flowers, birds, and song.
A memorial service will be held for Catharine at Green Acres Baptist Church on Saturday, August 24, 2013, at 2:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Catharine's honor to St. Mary's Hospice House, 1660 Jennings Mill Road, Bogart, GA, 30622.