Obituary of Alma Cavenaugh Rivenbark ~ 1990
Source: Wilmington Morning Star Oct 9 1990
Burgaw - Mrs. Alma R. Cavenaugh, 92, of 205 N. Dudley Street, Burgaw, died
Sunday, Oct. 7, 1990, at Pender Memorial Hospital.
Born April 28, 1898, in Pender County, Mrs. Cavenaugh was the daughter of
the late William E. and Ida DeBose Rivenbark and was the wife of the late
John W. Cavenaugh.
Surviving are four sons: Felton Cavenaugh of Taylor, Mich., John H.
Cavenaugh of Burgaw, Lawrence Cavenaugh of Rocky Point and Larry
Cavenaugh of Wilmington; three daughters: Mrs. Emily Postl of Warren,
Mich., Mrs. Ruth Harris and Mrs. Sadie Jordan, both of Burgaw; one
sister, Mrs. Lacy R. Blanton of Burgaw; 16 grandchildren, 45 great-
grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of
Quinn-McGowen Funeral Home with the Rev. Hal Bilbo officiating.
Burial will follow in Riverview Memorial Park, Watha.
Casketbearers will be grandsons of Alma R. Cavenaugh.
The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Quinn-McGowen
Funeral Home and at other times will be at the Harris residence, 205 N.
Dudley Street, Burgaw.
A Quinn-McGowen Service, Burgaw.
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