Arlene was born in Norman, OK to Walter Valentine and Ollie Kennedy Valentine on November 28, 1924. She actively served with the Lutheran Church of the Ascension and had a passion for genealogy.
Arlene was preceded in death by her four children, Linda Jones, Cae Hamilton, Owen G. Lecklider and Murray Lecklider and her grandchildren, George Hamilton and Mary Hamilton.
She is survived by her husband, John Richard Kateen, and her sister, Arlesa Tarver. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Alan Conway, Cerri Griffin, Tonya Ramsey, Sarah Veal, Austin Lecklider, Murray Hamilton and Lesa Huff along with 16 great grandchildren and 6 great, great grandchildren.
Visitation will be held on Friday, July 30, 2021 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at H.M. Patterson & Son – Oglethorpe Hill, 4550 Peachtree Rd NE, Brookhaven, GA 30319. A funeral service will take place on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at 10:00 am at the Lutheran Church of the Ascension, 4000 Roswell Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30342.
Arlene will be interred on Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 10:30 am at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Dr, Canton, GA 30114