Cathy Sue McLaughlin, 18, of Albany died Jan. 18 in a car accident.
She was born in Grass Valley, Calif., to Ronnie and Felicia McLaughlin.
She was the loving mother of Aiden Jaxon McLaughlin. She enjoyed writing poetry, arts and crafts, long boarding, and talking about her son, Aiden, and how blessed she was to have him in her life.
She is survived by her parents; brothers Kyle Mize and Jacob McLaughlin; sister Jessica McLaughlin; grandmother Cathy McLaughlin; nephew Ashton McLaughlin; aunts Tara Thompson and Susan Tokos; uncle Brett McLaughlin; and cousins Ashlee, Amber, Angel, Johnny, Tommy and Kyra.