Melba Lynn Cavender, age 84, died Monday, August 23, 2021, at her daughter's home in Monroe, Ga.
She was born January 12, 1937, in Bailey, Oklahoma to parents Melton Reford Archer and Floretta Mae Steppick Archer. Melba lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia before settling in Monroe. She worked in retail for Belk as personnel manager and retired from Gwinnett County Juvenille Court. Some of her favorite things were sewing and caring for her dog, Teddy Bear. Melba was preceded in death by her husbands, Ronald Bruce Pierce (1938-2008) and Tom Cavender (1937-2009) and her youngest son, Steven Keith Cavender (1963-2008).
Survivors: Children, Ronna Johnstone of Monroe, Georgia, Jeff Cavender and wife Ashley of Johns Creek, Georgia, Gregory Cavender and wife, Lisa of Madison, Georgia; sister, Sharon Outenreath of Mena, Arkansas; brother, Charles Archer and wife Patricia of Zephyrhills, Fla; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and one nephew.
She was born January 12, 1937, in Bailey, Oklahoma to parents Melton Reford Archer and Floretta Mae Steppick Archer. Melba lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia before settling in Monroe. She worked in retail for Belk as personnel manager and retired from Gwinnett County Juvenille Court. Some of her favorite things were sewing and caring for her dog, Teddy Bear. Melba was preceded in death by her husbands, Ronald Bruce Pierce (1938-2008) and Tom Cavender (1937-2009) and her youngest son, Steven Keith Cavender (1963-2008).
Survivors: Children, Ronna Johnstone of Monroe, Georgia, Jeff Cavender and wife Ashley of Johns Creek, Georgia, Gregory Cavender and wife, Lisa of Madison, Georgia; sister, Sharon Outenreath of Mena, Arkansas; brother, Charles Archer and wife Patricia of Zephyrhills, Fla; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and one nephew.
Melba Lynn Cavender, age 84, died Monday, August 23, 2021, at her daughter's home in Monroe, Ga.
She was born January 12, 1937, in Bailey, Oklahoma to parents Melton Reford Archer and Floretta Mae Steppick Archer. Melba lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia before settling in Monroe. She worked in retail for Belk as personnel manager and retired from Gwinnett County Juvenille Court. Some of her favorite things were sewing and caring for her dog, Teddy Bear. Melba was preceded in death by her husbands, Ronald Bruce Pierce (1938-2008) and Tom Cavender (1937-2009) and her youngest son, Steven Keith Cavender (1963-2008).
Survivors: Children, Ronna Johnstone of Monroe, Georgia, Jeff Cavender and wife Ashley of Johns Creek, Georgia, Gregory Cavender and wife, Lisa of Madison, Georgia; sister, Sharon Outenreath of Mena, Arkansas; brother, Charles Archer and wife Patricia of Zephyrhills, Fla; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and one nephew.
She was born January 12, 1937, in Bailey, Oklahoma to parents Melton Reford Archer and Floretta Mae Steppick Archer. Melba lived in Lawrenceville, Georgia before settling in Monroe. She worked in retail for Belk as personnel manager and retired from Gwinnett County Juvenille Court. Some of her favorite things were sewing and caring for her dog, Teddy Bear. Melba was preceded in death by her husbands, Ronald Bruce Pierce (1938-2008) and Tom Cavender (1937-2009) and her youngest son, Steven Keith Cavender (1963-2008).
Survivors: Children, Ronna Johnstone of Monroe, Georgia, Jeff Cavender and wife Ashley of Johns Creek, Georgia, Gregory Cavender and wife, Lisa of Madison, Georgia; sister, Sharon Outenreath of Mena, Arkansas; brother, Charles Archer and wife Patricia of Zephyrhills, Fla; 8 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and one nephew.
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