 CAVE, DEWEY T. At the age of 81, Dewey T. Cave passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2014. He was born on February 8, 1933 in Woodland, North Carolina. As a child, his family lived in all of the southern states until they settled in Plain Dealing, Louisiana in 1946. He went to Plain Dealing High where he played football and ran track. There he met Peggy Jo DeMoss who became his wife June 21, 1952. In 1953, he joined the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He served his country as a Tech Sergeant and as a Mechanic Instructor, and served in the Army Reserve from 1954-1957. He moved his family to Santa Rosa, New Mexico in 1957 where he worked as a mechanic. From 1960-1980, he was the owner of a Service Station/Garage and worked as a master mechanic for Kent Nowlin Construction during the construction of the Santa Rosa Dam. On June 19, 1963 he became an ordained minister. He was the pastor at Cuervo Baptist Church in Cuervo, New Mexico for 20 years. He moved his family to Groom, Texas in 1980. They lived there for 19 years where he worked for Wheeler Evans Grain Elevator Company. In 1999, Dewey and Peggy moved for the last time to become residents of Tijeras, New Mexico. He came out of retirement to work as a maintenance supervisor for Standard Parking at the Albuquerque International Sunport until 2013. He was preceded in death by his father, Allen Dewey Cave, and mother, Mary Ellen (Snyder) Cave; sons, Craig Cave and Joseph Cave; grandson, Ivan Cave; sisters, Mary Franklin and Merle Baker; and his brothers Tommy Cave and Johnny Cave. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Peggy Jo Cave; daughter, Luanne (Arthur) Rolley, of Clovis, New Mexico; sons Dewey (Connie) Cave of Tijeras, New Mexico, Heath (Angie) Cave of Hereford, Texas, Todd Cave of Albuquerque, New Mexico and Harold (Virginia) Cave of Amarillo, Texas; 18 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church in Tijeras, New Mexico on July 26 at 3:00 p.m., as well as a graveside service on July 27 at 2:00 p.m. in Santa Rosa, New Mexico at the Evergreen Cemetery.
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