St. John's Cemetery Individual Record

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Catherine D. (Blumer) Bledsoe
(January 5, 1905 -- April 2, 1999)

Section: 24
Space: 4
Lot: 2
Maiden Name: Dailey
Parents: Wm G Dailey
Spouse: Craig W Bledsoe
Place of Birth: Pensacola, FL
Occupation: Civic
Owner: W. G. Dailey

Catherine "Katie" Blumer-Bledsoe, 94, of Durham, NC, died Friday, April 2, 1999.  She was born in Pensacola on January 5, 1905.  She retired after more than 20 years of service as an administrative assistant to the city manager of Pensacola.  She was a member of Sacred Heart Parrish.  Mrs. Bledsoe was preceded in death by her husband, Craig W. Bledsoe.  She is survived by three sons, J.P. Blumer, Titusville, Clinton Mallory Blumer of Durham and W.D. Blumer of Odenton, MD; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.  The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, 1999, in the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart with Monsignor James Gallagher officiating.  Interment will follow in St. John's Cemetery.  Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel is in charge of arrangements.  The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home chapel; the Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to  the National Aphasia Association, 156 Fifth Avenue, Suite 707, New York, N.Y. 10010.