Katie Slaton, cousin on “1000-Lb. Sisters”, dies at 37: ‘She was a power to be reckoned with’

Katie Slaton, the cousin of 1000-Lb. Sisters stars Tammy and Amy Slaton who often appeared alongside them on the TLC actuality present, died Monday at 37 after a battle with most cancers.

Amanda Halterman, the elder sister of Tammy and Amy, introduced the information on social media Tuesday. "It [is] with a totally crushed coronary heart and spirit that I’ve to submit this," she wrote. "My little cousin went to take a seat on the ft of Jesus yesterday. She was a power to be reckoned with and confirmed love that was accepting and given freely. She was the lifetime of the [party] and my greatest good friend."

Halterman added, "I do know each our grandparents and pals was there to welcome you house. Please pray for my aunt uncle and cousins however largely for the infants and for Natalie to be sturdy."

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Katie was identified with stage 4 gastric adenocarcinoma, a uncommon type of abdomen most cancers, earlier this 12 months.

In line with a discover posted by the Whitsell Funeral House in Morganfield, Ky., she died on the Linda White Hospice Home in Evansville, Ind. Katie "loved fishing, music, and hanging out with household and pals," the discover mentioned.

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Survivors embrace her beloved cousins and their kids; mother and father Jerry and Frances Slaton; brothers Jeremiah and Jesse; her personal kids, Landon, Liam, and Lily; and longtime girlfriend Natalie Gerrick Bailie.

1,000-Lb. Sisters premiered in 2020, chronicling the lives of titular siblings Amy and Tammy. The present wrapped its seventh season in June.

Katie was an occasional presence however made some memorable appearances on the sequence, together with throughout Tammy's emotional return from a rehabilitation middle in season 5.

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