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Submitted: 3/13/20 • Approved: 3/13/20 • Last Updated: 3/16/20 • R1303584-G1303583-S3
04 Feb 1915 - 02 Dec 2002
Marriage: 25 Feb 1948 Randolph County, Arkansas*
Mary A Cavenar wife of Austin Cavenar. Mary A Cavenar mother of Estel And Dorotha.
***obituary
Mary Cavenar, 87, of Corning died Monday, Dec. 2, at her residence.
Born in Vincennes, Ind., she was a retired schoolteacher and librarian and was a member of the Home Extension Club and the First Baptist Church in Corning.
Survivors include two daughters, Estel Guthrey of Corning and Dorotha Hicks of Flippin; four stepdaughters, Glenda Carter and Sandra Smith, both of Corning, Marion Huett of Vilonia and Phyllis McKinney of Florida; a sister, Evelyn Lentz of Grand Blanc, Mich.; a brother, Kenneth Johnson of Cincinnati; two stepbrothers, John Jonas of Texas and Lloyd Jones of Missouri; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Austin Cavenar, her parents, a sister, a brother, two stepbrothers and a stepsister.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Corning, with the Rev. David Richey officiating. Burial will follow in Corning Cemetery under the direction of Ermert Funeral Home of Corning.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Corning or to the Fidelis Sunday school class at the church.
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Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957
Name: Austin Cavenar
Event Type:Marriage
Event Date:25 Feb 1948
Event Place:Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Residence Place:Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas
Gender:Male
Age:43
Birth Year (Estimated):1905
Marriage License Date: 24 Feb 1948
Spouse's Name: Mary Huddleston
Spouse's Residence Place:Corning, Clay, Arkansas
Spouse's Gender:Female
Spouse's Age:33
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated):1915
Page:86
Record Number:1541
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*United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014
Name: Austin Cavenar
Sex: Male
Wife: Mary Cavenar Carter
Daughter: Marion Huett
Daughter: Sandra Smith
Daughter: Dorotha Hicks
Daughter: Estel Guthrey
Daughter: Phyllis Mckinney
Deceased
Name: Mary Cavenar Carter
Event Type: Obituary
Event Date: 04 Dec 2002
Event Place: Arkansas, United States
Residence Place: Corning
Gender: Female
Age: 87
Occupation: Schoolteacher
Birth Year (Estimated): 1915
Birthplace: Vincennes, Indiana
Death Date: 02 Dec 2002
Death Place: Corning
Burial Place: Corning
Newspaper: Jonesboro Sun, The
Spouse and Children
Mary Cavenar Carter Wife Female
Estel Guthrey Daughter Female
Sandra Smith Daughter Female
Marion Huett Daughter Female
Phyllis Mckinney Daughter Female
Dorotha Hicks Daughter Female
Contributed on 3/13/20 by denise.bratcher63
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