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Category: Obituaries

Sheba Raby

SHEBA
3/1/2015 – 11/2/2022
I met you through my volunteer work with Chesapeake Feline Association in Cecil County, Maryland. You were invited into my house as part of the foster care program. You were a 4 month old kitten and resided in a crate for the foster kittens, separate from my 7 year old cat, Katerina.

Once you came out of the crate to explore and play Katerina immediately decided you weren’t the correct scent so she began grooming you. You loved it! Mommy! You groomed her too, so you bonded. You played together and were immediately a part of the family. So much for finding a forever home other than mine.

Play time. You love the laser pen. You and Katerina had different hunting styles. You would chase (how we noticed your hip problem) Katerina would stalk. This meant I had to play with you in different areas or different times because your chasing would interrupt Katerina’s stalking.

You had your struggles with hip dysplasia and bladder health. When you raced around the house as a kitten you would wipe out (hip caused rear to fall and you would slide around corners). Needed prescription diet for bladder issues and regular chiropractic adjustments for the weak hip, but the personality! Ever the adventure seeker and comedian. If you did not see what you wanted you would speak. Sometimes I could not tell if you were speaking because you were in pain or were hungry. You would even ask to go outside because you did not want to use the litter box. My squirrel chaser and bird watcher, butterfly trap. You loved to lie outside in the sun on the ground or a lawn chair. I planted catnip around the yard and you knew all the spots.

Every October I would put you and Katerina in a pet stroller and wheel you to church for the Saint Francis blessing. You loved the stroller rides. Not a fan of car rides though. You would cry and scream if we had to go anywhere in a car.

As you aged you needed some pain management help from CBD oil or meloxicam for your weak hip. Pain did not stop you from scaling 6 foot vinyl fences and you had to be released from neighbor’s yards periodically. You could get in, but not out.

Your last years were spent in a house in New Jersey that had a nice sunny yard for you to bask in, and fences that were supposed to keep you safe but you had other ideas and scaled the fences regularly. You did not return from your last excursion. Katerina, Clark and I miss you terribly but are consoled by the knowledge that you lived life to the absolute fullest, and did not suffer.

In our hearts always Sheba. You were a wonderful, wonderful kitty.

Goldie Bray-Lea

Goldie came to live with us fourteen years ago when the nextdoor neighbor came over and said,” I have to go to work but there’s some strange noise coming from my engine and I think it’s a kitten. Can you please come see if you can get it out?”. Went right over to find the greasiest kitten hidden in his car engine. Brought him in and gave the ” black” kitten a bath only to find out that he was really an orange tabby. The first that I have ever had. With his big green eyes and white feet he just stole my heart. Along with the hearts of my entire family. He left to join his other brothers and sisters on October 4,2022. I know that he’s at peace and not suffering anymore.
He has left behind a brother, Theodore, and a sister, Gabriella. Rest in peace our sweet baby. We love you.

AJ Stevenson

aj stevenson

I lost my beloved AJ to old age. He was 17 when he died, and he lived a long, long life with us. We raised our kids with AJ, and although he came first, he begrudgingly loved them too. He would catch birds and mice in our back yard and leave them as “presents” for us when we’d come home and find them on the back patio. My husband used to make up songs and stories about AJ that our kids loved to hear, and we still sing them once in awhile. AJ was always up for a good cuddle, and he’d even come sit on your chest and rub his head against your chin.

We’ll miss AJ more than we can say! We hope he is now resting peacefully in heaven and looking down on us. <3

Tasha Sevier

2006 – 2022

Tasha Sevier was born in 2006 on a farm in Eastern Montana. A black cat with a white tummy, she was the perfect farm cat and enjoyed chasing mice and birds in the outdoors. Tasha enjoyed spending time with her big brother AJ, and the two of them got into plenty of mischief together.

One of Tasha’s best friends was Drew, and even though he chased her and cuddled her relentlessly, she still loved him dearly. Drew would spend hours with her petting her and giving her treats, and she returned her love to him in the form of purring.

Tasha especially loved soft cat food, which was a treat in our house, and she would meow at the back door while we prepped her special treat for her. Tasha will be missed greatly!