Catherine Coxe Page, 82, of Columbus passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2011 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Columbus.
Born in Asheville, N.C., she was the daughter of the late Tench Charles Coxe Jr. and Frances Huger Coxe and wife of the late Nelson Page, who died in 1992. Mrs. Page was a graduate of Chatham Hall High School in Chatham, Va., attended Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Va. and graduated from Guilford College in Guilford, N.C. She was a member of the Tryon Antique Club and Red Fox Country Club. Mrs. Page was also active in Girl Scouts in Polk County. She was a member of The Episcopal Church of The Holy Cross in Tryon and the Buncombe Committee of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America.
Surviving are three sons, Hugh N. Page of California, Tench C. Page of Reno, Nev. and Thomas N. Page of Marietta, Ga.; two daughters, Courtney P. Alarcon of Reno, Nev. and Sallie P. Phelan of Charleston, S.C.; one brother, Tench C. Coxe III of France. Also surviving are eight grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Dec. 29 at noon at St. Francis Episcopal Church, Rutherfordton, N.C.
Memorials may be made to St. Francis Episcopal Church, 408 N. Main Street, Rutherfordton, N.C. 28139  or the Alzheimers’ Association at P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090 – 6011 (please write “For Research Purposes” and include Catherine Page’s name) or call 1-800-272-3900.
An online guest register is available at www.mcfarlandfuneralchapel.com.
McFarland Funeral Chapel, Tryon.