Obituary of Floyd Dewey English ~ 1986

Source: Wilmington Morning Star Jan 11 1986





Wallace - Floyd Dewey English, age 81, of Rt. 3, Wallace, died Thursday 
night at his residence after a lengthy illness.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. from the Northeast 
Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church conducted by Rev. Clyde Shelton. 
Burial will follow in Cavenaugh Cemetery, Rt. 2, Wallace.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Gavin English; two daughters, 
Mrs. Roland (Lucy) James and Mrs. James (Annie Laura) Kelley, both of 
Wallace; one son, Aubine English of Wallace; two sisters, Mrs. Berta 
Cavenaugh and Mrs. Virginia Sissell, both of Wallace; two brothers, Waitus 
C. English of Hampstead and Butler English of Ivanhoe; seven grandchildren 
and 14 great-grandchildren.
A native of Duplin County, Mr. English was the son of the late Fennell and 
Minnie Cavenaugh English. He was a retired barber and was a member of the 
Northeast Pentecostal Freewill Baptist Church.
Casketbearers will be: James Floyd Kelley, Larry Kelley, Billy Carr, Jon 
Sykes, Stanley Cavenaugh and W.C. English. Honorary bearers will be: David 
Boney, Lloyd Lanier, Bob Edmond, Jim Graham, Henry Carter and Raymond 
English.
The family received at the Edgerton Funeral Home in Wallace from 7:30 to 
8:30 p.m. Friday and will be at their residence, Rt. 3, Wallace other 
times.
The body will remain at the funeral home until 12:30 p.m. Saturday when 
it will be taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior the service.
An Edgerton Service of Wallace.



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