OTTO - Agnes Echols Cabe, 86, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away on Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 surrounded by family at her home.
Born in Elbert County, Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Edward Echols and Harriett Whitner Echols. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Russell Cayton Cabe.
Agnes loved quilting, gardening, cooking, reading and spending time with family and friends. She was a cafeteria supervisor with Macon County Schools, where she touched the lives of many students and faculty. She spent many years working as a CNA, where she flourished taking care of those in need. She was an active member of Mulberry United Methodist Church.
She will be remembered by her family and friends as a loving, caring, gentle, compassionate soul who always put others before herself. She touched more lives than she could imagine and brought much joy and love into this world. Through good times and bad, her faith in God never wavered, and this led to a life well lived. She will be missed by everyone who knew her.
She is survived by her beloved children, David Cabe and wife Suki of Otto, Danny Cabe and wife Lori of Otto and Kathy Swint and husband Roger of Jonesboro, Georgia; six grandchildren, Michael and wife Lena, Brandon and wife Samantha, Kyle, Olivia, Adam, and Eric and wife Lauren; seven great-grandchildren, Hunter, Jacob, Julia, Angel, Memphis, Trystan, Rachel and Kaytyn; and one great-great-grandchild, Elena.
A celebration of life will be held at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Mulberry United Methodist Church, 155 Mulberry Rd., Otto, NC 28763.
Macon Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Condolences may be made at maconfuneralhome.com