Catherine Lily Cranford

Miss Catherine Cranford, daughter of Cicero and Eva Cranford was born in Lake Charles, LA on March 13, 1925 and passed away, surrounded by her loving family, on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the age of 94.

Catherine graduated Lake Charles High School and worked for Calcasieu Marine Bank for 43 years. She was a beloved long-time member of the First Pentecostal Church of Lake Charles. She gave her heart to God as a teenager and was a devout Pentecostal and Christian for the rest of her life. Though Catherine never married or had children, she impacted many generations of children in the Sunday School class she taught for 49 years. She is fondly remembered for her teaching >

She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Cicero and Eva Cranford; three brothers, Cicero Jr., W.L. Cranford, and an infant brother; and sister, Junell Cunningham.

She is survived by her sister, Florine Finch; beloved sister-in-law, Nell Cranford, along with many nieces, nephews, and their children.

Funeral services will be Monday, April 1 at 2PM at the First Pentecostal Church of Lake Charles at 320 Bunker Road. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens. Services will be officiated by Pastor Jeffery Ralston and her nephew, Pastor Brian Kinsey. Visitation will be Monday morning at the church from 11AM until the start of the service.

In lieu of flowers, a gift may be made to a ministry of your choice.