Obituary of Ethel English Cavenaugh ~ 1989

Source: Wilmington Morning Star Mar 1 1989

Ethel English Cavenaugh, age 79, of Route 3, Wallace, died Friday, April 
28, in New Hanover Memorial Hospital, Wilmington, after a brief illness.
Funeral services were held Sunday, April 30, at 2:30 p. m. from the North 
East Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. Walter 
Pierce and the Rev. Elbert Hollowell. Burial followed in the Cavenaugh 
Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband, Paul Cavenaugh; one daughter, Mrs. James 
(Ann Elizabeth) Lanier of Richmond, Va.; two sons, Billy Cavenaugh and 
Joseph Cavenaugh, both of Wallace; one sister, Mrs. W. D. (Katie) Murray, 
Sr. of Wallace; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Born in Wallace, Mrs. Cavenaugh was the daughter of the late Neal and 
Martha Boney English, and was a member of the North East Pentecostal Free 
Will Baptist Church.
Casketbearers were Warren Cavenaugh, Larry Lanier, Ricky Kelly, Murphy 
Drew, Charles Powell, Allen Lee, and Mark Likens. Honorary bearers were 
Phillip McClung, Russell Stokes, Bradley Sanderson, and Mack Raynor.
The family received at the funeral home from 7:00 to 9:00 p. m. Saturday 
and were at their residence, Route 3, Wallace, other times.
The body remained at the funeral home until 1:00 p. m. Sunday when it was 
taken to the church to lie in state one hour prior the service.
A Padgett service of Wallace.





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