Catherine Hext Liabastre

Catherine Hext Liabastre, 83, of Atlanta, Georgia, died peacefully in her sleep on December 13, 2024. She was born on September 29, 1941, in Savannah, Georgia, to the late Col. Grady P. and Lois Thorpe Hext.

Catherine met her husband, Albert Armand Liabastre, in Savannah, Georgia. They married in 1966 and made their home in Atlanta, Georgia. The next decade saw the couple and their growing family living on campus at Georgia Tech. These were some of Catherine and Al’s happiest years while Al earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering there. Catherine was the life of parties and had many friends. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed learning different types of international cuisines from the other student neighbors. In 1968, she became a member of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer. In later years, moving to the Atlanta suburbs, she and Al became members of St. Matthew Lutheran Church. In the 1990s, Catherine and Al returned as members to the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, where she was active for the remainder of her life.

She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Georgia State University, graduating Cum Laude and was inducted into the National Honor Society. Catherine was a registered nurse and went on to work in several of the major hospitals in the Atlanta area. In the early 2000s, she became Director of the Tapestry House in Roswell, Georgia.

Catherine is preceded in death by her husband, Albert Armand Liabastre. She is survived by her three daughters, Barbara Johannaber (Earl) of Gainesville, GA; Dawn Mathews of Hiawassee, GA; and Suzanne Aldridge Dean (Johnny) of Atlanta, GA; beloved grandson Samuel Albert Aldridge of Atlanta, GA; sisters Barbara Hext Evans of Wilmington Island, GA, and Cynthia Hext Whitaker (Robert) of Powder Springs, GA; as well as many loved nieces, nephews, and their children.

A celebration of life service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on February 1, 2025, at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 731 Peachtree St NE, Atlanta, GA 30308.

Memorials in Catherine’s name may be sent to Lekotek of Georgia, 1901 Montreal Rd, Suite 126, Tucker, GA 30084 (Lekotekga.org), a non-profit for children with disabilities.