Laura Alice Cavenaugh, 94, passed away on Saturday, August 25, at home and went to be with her Lord. Alice was born January 30, 1918 in Watha NC to the late Columbus Franklin Garriss and Mattie Bennett Garriss. She was predeceased by spouses Millard Teachey and Joe Cavenaugh; great-grandchildren, Ricky and Hannah Suttles and their mother Beth Suttles, brothers Austin (Dorothy), Thurman (Elizabeth), Latos (Shirley), Charles (Edna), Michael Carr (Annie Clee) and Elton (Sallie) Garriss, sisters Melrose Wheeler (Austin) and Tiny Norris (Allen).

Alice attended Burgaw High School, Holmes Bible College and attended a Stamps Baxter Music School in Raleigh where she was taught piano by Hovie Lister. She later taught music out of her home to many children and adults.

An ordained minister with the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church for 54 years, she co-pastored The Church at Pin Hook for many years. She served as a missionary in the Philippines (3 six month trips) and held services at Pender Memorial Hospital once a month for several years. Her devotion to God was evident in her everyday life as well as in the pulpit. She was always ready to sing her favorite song "It's Real" (The Pentecostal Blessing) and she was a shining example of the song's message. She was a member of Watha PFWB Church and mostly attended North East PFWB Church.

Always remembering her patient and kind spirit and demeanor, her survivors are daughters Louise Cavenaugh Padgett (Sam) and Linda Cavenaugh Suttles, grandchildren Ray Padgett (Shari), Dudley Padgett, Kim Brown (Terry), Stephen Suttles (Holly) and Brian Suttles, great grandchildren Nikki Padgett Johnson (Roger), Nevada Lemacks, Peyton Lemacks, Olivia Padgett, Layne Suttles and Sydney Suttles, great great grandchildren Ava Johnson and Braden Johnson.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 28th at 11:00 a.m. at Watha PFWB Church, 185 Watha Road, Watha NC, 28478. Visitation will be at Padgett Funeral Home in Wallace on Monday evening, August 27th from 6:30 to 8:30. Burial will follow in the Cavenaugh Family Cemetery, Highway 41 South, Wallace. Casket bearers are Ray Padgett, Dudley Padgett, Stephen Suttles, Brian Suttles, James McMillan and Sambo Cavenaugh.