About Us and the History of "Willabelle" Well my cat endeavor started in the spring of 1984 when I talked to a lady at a local cat shelter looking for a female mitten toe, better known as a polydactyl. As I already had a male and thought I had something special and wanted to breed them. She quickly corrected me and scolded me about reproducing unregistered cats, and that Polys were not all that rare. Then she began to tell me about a registered breed she was currently breeding called a Maine Coon. She invited me over to see her cats, so over I went- love at first site! Then she invited me to my first cat show spring of 1984, I was 20 years old and newly wed. On our way home after the show she informed me that she didn’t breed much but had some young adults available, hence came our first male a brown mac "CH Lanterns Dandy Mocka Mocho", our first girl "Lanterns Candy Tuff" a tortie and "Lanterns Calamityjane" a brown patch tabby. No longer in Maine Coons she just celebrated her 90th birthday on Halloween thank you Ruth Lane of Lantern Cattery for a very special start. Well we had the show bug and were off! We next met a grand lady and her husband the late Ruth Morris and her husband Bob of Nephrani Cattery the friendship grew very quickly they came to visit, stayed a few days and decided to have a few outcross kittens when I bred my first litter. So in the spring of 1984 Steve Miller and family established "Willabelle Cattery" with CFA. The name Willabelle stemming from my grandfather and grandmothers names combined. The spring of 1985 my first litter was born which included a solid black male called "Willabelle’s Carbon Copy", who Nephrani Cattery spoke for immediately. When they came to pick him and a female kitten up, they brought me two Nephrani females, and much to my surprise grand champion "Nephrani Dallas" a son of their first grand champion "Ciamaine of Nephrani". Next we met the late Dick Frantz and his wife Mary Jane of Franmar Cattery. Another quick friendship developed, still in contact to this day with Mary Jane, thank you so much for your friendship and the type and quality the Franmar bloodline brought into our cattery. Next I meat Geraldine and Odell Berry of the TheCatHut Cattery in 1986. This cattery is no stranger to the breed, breeding many grand champion and national winning Maine Coons and still going strong today, and what they have done for the Maine Coon breed is remarkable. When Gerry entrusted us with our first CatHut male I feel that is when my cats became the strongest and by far the best in temperament. Thank you Geraldine and Odell of the TheCatHut Cattery for your beautiful cats and priceless friendship support and prayers throughout the toughest time of my life. Next my dear Kay Sukeeforth of Kitcor Cattery we traded cats back and forth and really helped each other out. Probably the most famous cats for me was a red and white cat that Kay got. Topping the CFF best Maine Coon award in 1989 "Willabelle’s Grand Slam Sam", thank you Kay for everything. Well lets jump forward after 10 years of not showing, a divorce, sick parents and on and on,,,,,, we are currently selling the farm, all the show horses, dogs and dairy goats are all sold. I am finally planning to again get out there in the CFA show ring and get “r” done. So watch out for our young male "CongoCoon's White Lion" (aka Leo) coming out in April 08. Currently I am working with my dear friend of Maine Delite Cattery who I plan to travel and show with, thank you Michele for all you have done for this new beginning. And most recently I would like to thank a few individuals – Mitzi Guess of CongoCoon Cattery, and Linda Komar of Angitini Maine Coons.. I am looking forward to an awesome future with this wonderful breed; thank you all to everyone who helped me along these 24 years. I am a grandfathered cattery with CFA check out our boys, girls, future plans and show wins. Watch for us in the show ring in '08. Thank you all, Steve Miller and Family Willabelle Cattery  AVAILABLE KITTENS  OUR BREEDING QUEENS  OUR STUD CATS  HOME Email Steve