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Catherine S. Bourgeois, 105, of Ravenswood, WV, died on July 4, 2025.
She was born on Jan. 18, 1920, in the Hemlock community, the eldest daughter of John Everett Shockey and Edna Rardon Shockey. She was a 1936 graduate of Ravenswood High School and attended Parkersburg Community College.
She was a homemaker and loved sewing and quilting. She worked At Sears Catalog Store in Ravenswood and was a real estate agent for Flesher Realty in Parkersburg. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church and a leader of the Ravenswood Hilltoppers 4-H club for many years.
She is survived by her four daughters, Jean Woods of Delaware, Ohio, Joan Bourgeois of Columbus, Ohio, Peggy Doerflein of Commercial Point, Ohio, and Christine (John) Rhodes of Parkersburg; one son, James K. Bourgeois of Santee, SC; one brother, John Shockey of Fairborn, Ohio; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, James E. Bourgeois; her infant twin brother, Kenneth; one daughter, Patsy Ann Bourgeois; and one granddaughter, Maria Kuehnert.
The funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at 12 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Ravenswood with Pastor Chris Skeens officiating. Friends may visit from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m. at the church on Thursday.
Burial will follow in Ravenswood Cemetery.
Condolences may be expressed to the family on our Facebook page or on our website at roushfuneralhome.net.