Cavitt, Clyde C. 1921-2004

CAVITT, MARTZ, CLEMENT, CONKLIN, JAMES, KOON

Posted By: Barbara Hug
Date: 4/7/2005 at 17:22:45

Clyde C. Cavitt, 83, of Newton died Friday, June 25, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

A celebration of life service will be held today at 2 p.m. at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Merle Smith of Skiff Medical Center in Newton officiating. Burial will be at Newton Union Cemetery in the Veteran's Section.

A coffee time with the family will be held at the Tribute Center of the funeral home following the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials will be accepted to First United Methodist Church or Hospice of Jasper County.

The son of Bill and Susie M. (Martz) Cavitt, he was born April 27, 1921, in Jasper County. He graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1939. On Oct. 3, 1943, he married Phyllis Clement in Newton. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Mr. Cavitt was a mechanic at Newton Implement and also worked as an independent insurance agent with Clyde Cavitt Agency. He was a member of First United Methodist Church and enjoyed golfing and playing cards.

Survivors include his wife; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Dennis and Beverly Cavitt of Royal Oak, Mich., and R. Scott Cavitt of Jackson, Minn.; a daughter, Pamela Conklin of Newton; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Geraldine James and Linda Koon, both of Newton.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Donna. ~ Newton Daily News, Newton, IA, Monday, June 28, 2004