Catherine "Cathy" Platts

Catherine “Cathy” Jackson Platts passed away peacefully in her sleep on Friday, November 6th 2026 in Winter Haven, Florida.

Cathy was known for her kindness, generosity and faith. She spent much of her life giving to others. Cathy’s professional life started off with bringing beauty to the world in the shape of floral and plant arrangements after that she spent many years of her life dedicated to bringing people’s smiles back to their faces by using her talents and creativity as a denture maker at Masterpiece dentures in Winter Haven, Florida, if you had dentures made during her 30 plus year career with that office she was likely the one that molded them with her very own hands. Outside of that she dedicated her life to her beloved pets Maggie and Petey, her family, friends and faith. As a child I can recall many years spending summers with her at her house on a lake with my siblings, swimming, hanging out while she created gorgeous floral arrangements or going on trips turning summers away from home into grand adventures with our aunts. One of Cathy's favored places to go in recent years was Andrea's Greek restaurant in Winter Haven where she and her sister would share meals, life's challenges and Joys.

Cathy is proceeded in death by her parents, William Morris Jackson Jr. and Juanita Walker Jackson; her twin sister, Cynthia Jackson and brother William Kenneth Jackson. She is survived by her sister, Judy Jackson Evenson; her former husband, Robert Platts; and their grandchildren, Mariah Platts Cooke her spouse Austin Cooke and children Aryan and Archer Cooke, Rio Platts and his spouse, Jackie Platts; Nieces; Kristina Jackson Bianco and her children Joseph Bianco, Piper Folsom, James Bianco Fore and his spouse, Grayson Fore, Karen Jackson Wright and her spouse, Jeremy Wright and children, Amelia Morehouse earthside as well as her Angel babies, Becky Jackson Toole and her spouse, Jeremy Toole and children, Marissa Toole and Noah Toole.

Memorial services will be held at Oakridge Funeral Care in Winter Haven, Florida November 21st, Saturday, starting at 10am

Oakridge Funeral Care 
2425 Havendale Blvd NW
Winter Haven, FL 33881
(863) 967-5090