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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