Myra Jane McCavit

Myra Jane McCavit, age 89, of Pampa, Texas, died on Sunday, October 14, 2007, in Amarillo, Texas. A graduate of Farmer High School and Fort Wayne Business College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Mrs. McCavit was the secretary for the superintendent of schools in Gonzales, Texas, for many years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pampa and was a former member of First United Methodist Church in Gonzales, Texas. Myra Jane McCavit was born on January 21, 1918, in Washington Township, Ohio, to Raymond and Nettie Book Perry. She married Ted McCavit on November 24, 1937, in Greenup County, Kentucky. She and Ted moved from Ohio to Texas in 1959. He preceded her in death on October 2, 2000. Mrs. McCavit is survived by two sons, Jim McCavit, of Farmer, Ohio, and Jack (Sherry) McCavit, of Pampa; seven grandchildren, Christina ((Sam) Switzer, of Defiance, Ohio, Wayne (Brenda) McCavit, of Edgerton, Ohio, Cindy (Jamie) Corral, of Rudolph, Ohio, J. T. (Amy) McCavit, of Sherwood, Ohio, Todd (Laura) McCavit, of Dallas, Texas, Dr. Tim (Megan) McCavit, of Arlington, Texas, and Trey McCavit, of Denver, Colorado; fifteen great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; six nephews and nine nieces. In addition to her husband, Mrs. McCavit was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Wayne and Morris Perry, and two nephews. A memorial service for Myra Jane McCavit will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 3, at the Farmer Cemetery in Farmer, Ohio. Family and friends are invited to a reception at 5:00 p.m. at Miller Park in Edgerton, Ohio. Memorials in the name of Myra Jane McCavit may be given to First United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1981, Pampa, Texas, First United Methodist Church, 426 St. Paul, Gonzales, Texas 78629, Alzheimer’s Association, 1400 Wallace Boulevard, Amarillo, Texas 79106, or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79106. Cremation and arrangements are by Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa, Texas, and Krill Funeral Service of Bryan, Ohio. Condolences may be sent to and the online register signed at www.carmichael-whatley.com.