Born July 26, 1931, near Kinder, son of the late Sylvester and Lenora Bennett, he had lived in the Bollinger County area his whole life and was a retired saw mill laborer.
Survivors include: two brothers, James Cato of St. Louis and Winford Cato of Bloomfield; three nephews, Dale Cato, Larry Cato, Clifford Cato; and five nieces, Beverly Engler, Barbara Seaton, Ladena Stall, Ladonna Cato and Carla Haya.
Three brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. today at Watkins and Sons Funeral Home in Puxico. The Rev. Gary Cooper of Advance will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Brush Creek Cemetery near Arab.
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