Obituary of Albert John Cavenaugh ~ 1967

Source: Wilmington Morning Star Dec 4 1967

Prominent Wallace Businessman Dies After Short Illness 

Wallace - Albert John Cavenaugh, 63, well-known businessman of Wallace, 
died Sunday morning in Sampson Memorial Hospital in Clinton after a short 
illness.
He was owner and operator of Cavenaugh Jewelers and owner of the Wallace 
Five and Dime Store in Wallace. He was a former member of the Wallace 
Board of Commissioners. He was a member of the Wallace Methodist Church 
where he had been a member of the church choir for many years.
He was past master of Wallace Masonic Lodge 595, a member of the Scottish 
Rights, a Shriner, and a member of the Wallace Lions Club. A lifelong 
resident of Duplin County, he was the son of the late John Stephens and 
Berta Blake Cavenaugh.
Survivors include his widow, the former Edith Covington; one son, Albert 
John Cavenaugh Jr. of Raleigh; two sisters, Mrs. Erchey Lanier and Mrs. C. 
P. Fussell Sr., both of Rose Hill.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at 11 a. m. at the Wallace 
Methodist Church by his pastor, the Rev. George Ports assisted by the Rev.
Charles Sparks, pastor of the Rose Hill Methodist Church. 
Burial will be in the Rockfish Cemetery in Wallace.
Visitation may be made at Edgerton Funeral Home until 9:30 Tuesday morning 
when the body will be taken to the church to lie in state until the 
service.





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