IT IS WITH GREAT SADNESS THE FAMILY OF LAWRENCE WAYNE CAVANAUGH, JR ANNOUNCES HIS PASSING OF NATURAL CAUSES MAY 9TH, 2024, AT THE AGE OF 75. THE FAMILY WILL HAVE VISITATION AT 12:00 NOON ON SATURDAY, MAY 18TH, 2024, FOLLOWED BY THE FUNERAL SERVICE AT 2:00 PM AT THE ETERNAL HILLS FUNERAL HOME, 3594 STONE MOUNTAIN HIGHWAY, SNELLVILLE, GA 30039. INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW AT THE ETERNAL HILLS MEMORY GARDENS.
“WAYNE” WAS BORN NOVEMBER 16TH, 1948 IN COLUMBUS, GA TO LAWRENCE AND JOANNA (INGRAM) CAVANAUGH. HE GRADUATED FROM JORDAN VOCTIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IN 1966. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL, HE ATTENDED DEKALB TECHNICAL COLLEGE, WHILE WORKING FOR A DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY. HE WORKED IN SEVERAL GROCERY STORES, AND THEN BECAME A ROUTE SALESMAN AND ENTREPRENEUR FOR 47 YEARS. HE MARRIED DONNA VICKERY ON AUGUST 20TH, 1978 AT THE EAST POINT CHURCH OF GOD. THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED 45 YEARS.
HE IS PRECEEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS, LAWRENCE WAYNE CAVANAUGH, SR AND JOANNA (INGRAM) CAVANAUGH, AND TWO SISTERS, BEVERLY (CAVANAUGH) BAUGHMAN AND BETSY (CAVANAUGH) GARRETT. HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 45 YEARS, DONNA (VICKERY) CAVANAUGH, HIS SISTER SUSAN (CAVANAUGH) MEDINA OF SENOIA, GA, HIS THREE SONS, MICHAEL CAVANAUGH OF COLUMBUS, GA, ERIC CAVANAUGH OF COLUMBUS, GA AND SSG(Ret) BRIAN CAVANAUGH OF LOGANVILLE, GA AND HIS TWO DAUGHTERS, LAURA CAVANAUGH OF SNELLVILLE, GA AND REBECCA (CAVANAUGH) TURNER OF FAYETTEVILLE, GA. ALSO SURVIVING WAYNE ARE HIS FIFTEEN GRANDCHILDREN, SIX GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, AND MANY NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS.
WAYNE ENJOYED COACHING HIS CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG IN BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL, AND HE EARNED A THIRD-DEGREE BLACK BELT IN KENPO KARATE. HE WILL BE SORELY MISSED BY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.Snellville, GA 30039.
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