Krysten Michele Oaks' Obituary
Mrs. Krysten Michele Cathey Oaks, 28, passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center-NorthEast.
A funeral service will be held at 4:00 pm, Saturday, May 12, 2012 at Lady's Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Mike Culler will officiate. Interment will be on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at Ashelawn Gardens of Memory in Asheville.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:45 pm Saturday at Lady's Funeral Home prior to the service.
Mrs. Oaks was born in Buncombe County. She was the daughter of Rick Cathey and Dina Eskew Cathey both of Weaverville. Krysten graduated from Erwin High School and also UNC-Charlotte with Magna Cum Laude honors. She was a member of Harmony Baptist Church in Harrisburg. She was formerly employed as a SCADA Engineer at Citi.LLC in South Charlotte. Krysten was a devoted, loving and dedicated wife, mother and daughter.
Her courage and strength touched the lives of all that knew her, either in person or through the words of others. The caring staff at the Batte Cancer Center were touched by her infectious smile. The family would like to thank all those that cared for her and thought of her as family.
In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Ryan Kenneth Oaks; her loving son, Aiden Joseph Oaks; grandparents, Neil and Patricia Cathey of Weaverville and Earl and Fran Eskew also of Weaverville; father and mother-in-law, Kenneth and Joyce Oaks of Beaver, PA; sister-in- law, Allison Oaks of Aliquippa, PA and also a number of aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorials may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Suite 200, 401 Harrison Oaks Blvd, Cary, NC 27513.
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