Catherine L. Kellam

Catherine Lavinia Kellam, 93, wife of the late William Matthews Kellam, Sr. and a resident of Cheriton, VA, passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Heritage Hall Healthcare in Nassawadox, VA. A native of Exmore, VA, she was the daughter of the late Harry Rosser Kellam and the late Ida Lois Killmon Kellam. She was a member of Cheriton United Methodist Church, member and past Worthy Matron of Northampton Chapter #2 Order of the Eastern Star and will be remembered for the many weddings she catered and as author of a local cookbook, "Kitty Caters". She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Kellam Latham and her husband, Roger, of Cape Charles, VA, Jane Kellam Belote and her husband, Harvey W., of Cape Charles; one son, William Matthews Kellam, Jr. and his wife, Tara, of Fayetteville, PA; six grandchildren, Katherine Latham Brown of Cheriton, Sara M. Latham of London, England, Paige Belote Addison and her husband, Hunt, of Cheriton, Benjamin M. Belote and his wife, Jennifer, of Mechanicsville, VA, Lauren Kellam Muskat and her husband, Steven, of Arlington, VA, Samuel M. Kellam of New York City, NY; six great grandchildren, Mary-Catherine Kellam Addison of Cheriton, Ethan M. Belote of Mechanicsville, Caroline H. Belote of Mechanicsville, Virginia B. Brown of Cheriton, Grayson L. Brown of Cheriton and Mason C. Muskat of Arlington. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 1:00 p.m. at Cheriton United Methodist Church with Reverend Patricia Money officiating. Interment will follow in Cape Charles Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Cheriton United Methodist Church, c/o Jo Ann Heneghan, P.O. Box 297, Cheriton, VA 23316 or to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Eastern Shore, 165 Market Street, Suite #3, Onancock, VA 23417. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com Arrangements made by Wilkins-Doughty Funeral Home in Cape Charles, Virginia.