Charlie Alexis Mae Catoe

Charlie Alexis Mae Catoe, six-month-old daughter of Brett Michael Tyler and Kala Marie (Carden) Catoe, passed away on Saturday, March 14, 2026, at Norton Children’s Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.

From the moment she was born with a left ventricle aneurysm and placed on the transplant list, Charlie faced immense challenges with remarkable strength and determination. She touched everyone she met during her brief life, earning the affectionate title of “NICU Diva” from her nurses. With her fiery red hair and unmistakable sass, she was often found with her nails painted on both fingers and toes, her beloved weighted elephant close by, wrapped in her favorite blanket, and gazing at the galaxy projected by her astronaut light.

Charlie was preceded in death by her grandfathers, Richard Catoe and Richard Kimball Carden; her great-grandmother, Margaret Morrison; and her uncles, Alan Catoe and William Carden. She is survived by her loving parents, Kala and Brett Catoe; her sisters, Maddie Webb and Rhylee Catoe; her grandparents, Holly Fitzgerald and John Mixon (Meleia Thompson); her great-grandmother, Janice Fitzgerald; eleven aunts and uncles, James Carter, Tori Duncan, Summer Mixon, Jayme Thompson, Jared Carden, Skylar Carden, Travis Catoe, Courtney Martin, Amber Thompson, Elizabeth Carman, and Tabitha Hinson; and many cousins.