Patricia (Pitty Pat) Spivey Cavanaugh

Patricia “Pitty Pat” Spivey Cavanaugh, 73, of Dawsonville passed away Wednesday November 25, 2015 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a period of declining health.

Born November 6, 1942 in Atlanta to the late Rudolph and Lorraine Spivey, Mrs. Cavanaugh had been a resident of Dawsonville for 15 years.  During her working career she spent 25 years with First Family Finance Company in Atlanta.  A very active citizen of Dawson County, she had served as president of the Dawson County Woman’s Club and the Dawson County Arts Council.  She was also a member of the Red Had Society and Blooming Idiots Garden Club.  Mrs. Cavanaugh leaves behind many dear friends in the community.  She was also preceded in death by a brother, Billy Spivey.

Surviving are her husband, George Cavanaugh, Dawsonville; brother and sister in law, Jack and Alice Spivey, Stone Mountain; nieces and nephews, Jay and Dana Spivey, Atlanta, Meredith Spivey, Washington D.C., Paige and Michael Brooks, Athens, Robin and Howard Hudson, Atlanta, Stacey and Thomas Blackford, Atlanta; step-son, Scott Cavanaugh, Birmingham; a number of other relatives.

A memorial service will be held Saturday December 5, 2015 at 1 o’clock at Bearden Funeral Home Chapel.

The family will receive friends Saturday at the funeral home from 12 noon until the service hour.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to the American Cancer Society, www.cancer.org.

Condolences may be expressed at www.beardenfuneralhome.com.

Bearden Funeral Home, Dawsonville, GA.