Jean C. Cavanah Obituary (1930 - 2010)

On a beautiful early snowy Christmas morning (she never did care for mornings), in Madisonville, her friends and family and interesting people everywhere lost one of their own. Willa Jean Coates Cavanah, 80, was preceded in death by her husband, James Waller Cavanah. She was the proud mother of only child, Deborah Cavanah Allen, Mother-in-law to James H. Allen, beloved grandmother to Jennifer Allen Gibson, Cavan Allen and Katherine Allen and great grandmother to Henry and Fisher Gibson. \ Lady, as she was know to most, was a wonderfully complex woman whose interests ranged from reading books, to cooking, fashion, politics and current events. She loved learning and relished discussing, debating and devouring all aspects of the world around her. With a quick wit and clever mind her interests ranged from Mario Lanza to the meaning of life. There werent many topics that she couldnt find interesting or engaging. She made an impression on almost everyone she ever met and many will say that she changed them forever. \ Family and friends are invited to a celebration of her life at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 29, 2010 at 2:00 P.M. Please bring a story or a happy memory to share with loved ones. \ Visitation will be from 11:00 A.M. until the start of her memorial. \ In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made to the Hopkins County Public Library so that her love of reading and books lives on. \