He died Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at Hobbs Health Care.
He was born March 17, 1924, in Ralls County and married Joan Smith in November 1950.
He served as a seaman first class during World War II.
He worked as a mechanic, and in 1960 he owned and operated the C&W Salvage in Hobbs,N.M. He liked to hunt, fish and play cards. He lived most of his life in Slaton.
A daughter, Sonya Denice Cavett, died in 1962.
Survivors include one son, Richard Scott Cavett of Hobbs; two daughters, Lana Diane Hencey of Hobbs and Tanya Lynn Laman of Artesia; three sisters, Juanita E. Dickerson of San Angelo, Ella Mae Harrison of Hobbs and Frankie E. Duckworth of Colorado Springs; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
He died Friday, Feb. 10, 1995, at Hobbs Health Care.
He was born March 17, 1924, in Ralls County and married Joan Smith in November 1950.
He served as a seaman first class during World War II.
He worked as a mechanic, and in 1960 he owned and operated the C&W Salvage in Hobbs,N.M. He liked to hunt, fish and play cards. He lived most of his life in Slaton.
A daughter, Sonya Denice Cavett, died in 1962.
Survivors include one son, Richard Scott Cavett of Hobbs; two daughters, Lana Diane Hencey of Hobbs and Tanya Lynn Laman of Artesia; three sisters, Juanita E. Dickerson of San Angelo, Ella Mae Harrison of Hobbs and Frankie E. Duckworth of Colorado Springs; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Family Members
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Ella May Cavett Harrison
1903–1996
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Alberta Beatrice Cavett King
1904–1992
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Anna Belle Cavett Wright
1905–1988
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Nettie Lou Cavett Archer
1907–1976
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Juanita Ethelyn Cavett Dickerson
1911–2005
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Hazel Cavett Bremer
1913–1936
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Frankie Evelyn Cavett Duckworth
1915–1997
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Benjamin Franklin "Gentle Ben" Cavett Jr
1922–1993
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Edith Marie Cavett
1928–1929
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