Doris Irene Cavens

Doris Irene Cavens, 99, a resident of the Forest Grove community died November 3, 2010 at the Marquis Care Center in Forest Grove, OR with family at her side.

A celebration of life service will be held on her 100th birthday at 1:30, December 5, in the small chapel at the First Christian Church; 2231 19th Ave in Forest Grove, OR

Doris was born on December 5, 1910 in Somers Iowa. She was one of five children born to William and Esther (Warbis) Pirie. She was raised in Somers, Iowa until Doris and her family moved to Hillsboro Oregon when she was 18 years old. Doris worked at the Birds Eye Cannery in Hillsboro to help her mother support the siblings.

She was united in marriage to Raleigh Cavens in 1946 and they made their home on a small farm west of Hillsboro where they raised vegetables and livestock.

Doris was a homemaker, she enjoyed the farm living. She was also an avid fisherman and enjoyed the outdoors, traveling and playing cards. Doris saw many changes in her nearly 100 years of life. Most recently Doris went on a camping trip to Stewart Stubbs State Park and took a life-long dream of a deep sea fishing trip where she caught her "big fish" with her friends at Marquis Care Center. She was honored as a Marquis Rose Festival Princess and took her first limo ride to a luncheon honoring them. She will be greatly missed and much loved by her family and friends..

She is preceded in death by her husband, a son; Mike Cavens, one step daughter; Madeline Fehr, her siblings; Lesta Hazlitt, Wilma Sutherland, Alice Pirie and Stephen Pirie.

Survivors include a foster daughter and her spouse; Sandra and Jim Wintrip of Montesano, WA, a step daughter Patricia Jessick of Spokane, WA, her loving nieces; Penny Sheldon, Janet Goodrich, Laurie Sutherland, loving nephews; Mike Hazlitt and Steve Pirie, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and many great, great great, great great great nieces and nephews.