Martha Lynn Sprye Cavedo |
born January 29, 1925 in Knoxville, TN Died November 22, 2007 Married Dr. Frank Allen Cavedo (Buck) December 17, 1949 Children Frank Allen Cavedo III Bradley Brent Cavedo |
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| Martha Cavedo, Buck Cavedo, Faye Hedgepeth at Walter and India Sprye's house for Peter John Goebel's baptism June, 1981 |
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Martha and Buck Cavedo and Peter Goebel August, 1998 |
| CAVEDO, Martha Lynn Sprye, died November 22, 2007. Martha was born January 7, 1925, in Knoxville, Tenn., the daughter of Flossie and Walter Sprye. She spent her formative years in High Point, N.C. and graduated from George Washington High School in Danville, Va. in 1943. After attending Farmville State Teachers College (Longwood University), she moved to Alexandria, Va., where she worked with the Army Air Transport Command at Washington National Airport. After World War II, Martha worked for American Airlines at Washington National and later opened the airline's Richmond ticket office in the John Marshall Hotel. Martha was active over the years as a community volunteer, including service on the junior and senior boards of the Virginia Home, where she also served as the residents' librarian. She was also a member of The Woman's Club, the Tuckahoe Woman's Club and the Country Club of Virginia, where she enjoyed golf and Mahjongg. Martha was a devoted wife, mother and dog lover. In recent years, she suffered greatly from memory loss. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, Dr. Frank Allen "Buck" Cavedo Jr.; sons, F. Allen Cavedo III, Bradley Brent Cavedo, his wife, Pamela Asbell Cavedo; and their sons, Bradley Brent Cavedo Jr. and Robert Walter Cavedo, all of Richmond. Martha was the youngest and last surviving of her siblings: Walter Sprye, Marjorie Park, Johnsie Donovan and Faye Hedgepeth. The family will receive friends at Bliley's Central, 3801 Augusta Ave., Richmond, Va. from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. A graveside service will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, November 24 at Hollywood Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Virginia Home, 1101 Hampton St., Richmond, Va. 23220 or to the Cavedo VMI Band Fund, PO Box 932 Lexington, Va. 24450. Published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on 11/23/2007. |
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