Cathy (Lambert) Heffernan
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Title
Cathy (Lambert) Heffernan
Subject
Heffernan, Frances Catherine "Cathy" Lambert (1925-2011)
Description
Photograph of Frances Catherine (Lambert) Heffernan as a young woman. She was called "Fanny Lambert" when she was living in Woodstock but became "Cathy" later in her life.
Cathy was the youngest of five children born to Clarence and Emma Lou (Jennings) Lambert. She was born and grew up in Woodstock.
She married Paul Ewing "Jack" Gorham (1912-1966) in Meigs County, Ohio, in 1946. At that time, he was in the U.S. Army and she was a student.
Frances graduated from Ohio State University. She was a teacher and world traveler. She and her husband moved to San Antonio in 1966, where she earned her Masters degree and taught at John Jay High School in San Antonio.
She stayed in that community for the rest of her life. Her second husband was Edward Alfred Porter (1927-1982).
After he died, she married Richard Herbert Heffernan (1912-1999).
When she died, she left behind her son, Richard L. Gorham and his family. Another son, James A. Gorham, had died young.
Cathy is buried in Comfort Cemetery in Kendall County, Texas.
Cathy was the youngest of five children born to Clarence and Emma Lou (Jennings) Lambert. She was born and grew up in Woodstock.
She married Paul Ewing "Jack" Gorham (1912-1966) in Meigs County, Ohio, in 1946. At that time, he was in the U.S. Army and she was a student.
Frances graduated from Ohio State University. She was a teacher and world traveler. She and her husband moved to San Antonio in 1966, where she earned her Masters degree and taught at John Jay High School in San Antonio.
She stayed in that community for the rest of her life. Her second husband was Edward Alfred Porter (1927-1982).
After he died, she married Richard Herbert Heffernan (1912-1999).
When she died, she left behind her son, Richard L. Gorham and his family. Another son, James A. Gorham, had died young.
Cathy is buried in Comfort Cemetery in Kendall County, Texas.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "July 1942" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified in 2003 by Ellen Dellinger, who knew her as "Fannie Lambert". She also remembered Fannie had a brother, Roger Lambert.
Biographical information was compiled from public sources including her obituary.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Frances Catherine "Cathy" Heffernan appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 008274, 008418, 008432, 016489, and 018005.
Identifier
008274
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Cathy (Lambert) Heffernan,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed April 6, 2026, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/28671.
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