Geraldine Elizabeth King-Cavanaugh of Sullivan, Missouri was born on Jan. 18, 1936 in Shirley, Missouri to William Orville King and Revil (Dilks) and passed away Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 at the age of 89 years.
Geraldine worked as a material coordinator for Bussman Fuse Manufacturing until her retirement.
She was united in marriage to Timothy Cavanaugh.
She was very talented with her hands, having mastered needlepoint, assembling beautiful quilts as well as being a seasoned seamstress.
She enjoyed gardening and growing vegetables that she would can after harvesting.
Geraldine enjoyed tending to the Hereford cows that her husband and her had raised on their farm, Cavanaugh Hereford Cows. She fed, cleaned, delivered and even bottle fed and named all the cows that they tended.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William Orville and Revil King; siblings, Bernice Cox, Ronald King, Mary Scott, Dale Young, Cowan King and Loretta Corbin.
She is survived by her daughters, Linda (James) Shamess of Texas and Donna (Rodney) Vohsen of Sullivan, Missouri; two siblings, Ruby Adams of Florida and Carol Young of Illinois; two grandchildren, Caitlin Shamess of Texas and James (Laura) Shamess of Texas; dog, Pepper; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Leasburg, Missouri.
Funeral service was held at noon on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 at Crossroads Baptist Church in Leasburg, Missouri.
Interment and graveside at Crossroads Baptist Cemetery.
Arrangements under the direction of Mizell Funeral Home & Crematory in Cuba, Missouri.
