Kevin Edward Cawley

Kevin Edward Cawley, 65, of Bainbridge, OH passed peacefully at Riverside Hospital in Columbus due to complications from a motor vehicle accident, with family by his side, Sunday, February 20, 2022. 

Kevin was born July 25,1956 in Bainbridge, OH to George Cawley and Barbara (Purvis) Cawley.  He was a 1974 graduate of Paint Valley High School and received his doctor of diesel technology from Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis in 1976. Kevin owned and operated several businesses related to the trucking and logging industries over his career, and most recently was the Container and Field Services Manager for the Fluor B&W LLC at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant, in Piketon, Ohio.  He was also a Lieutenant in the Bainbridge VFD for several years.

Kevin was devoted to his family and a very proud papaw.  He was known for his ability to fix anything with an engine and loved drag racing with his friends and family.  He loved to travel and could strike up a conversation with anyone.

He was preceded in death by his father, George Cawley.  Kevin is survived by his loving wife, Debby (Kitchen) Cawley; two sons, Jeremy (Erica) Cawley of Grove City, OH and Trevor (Pamela) Cawley of Plant City, FL; three grandchildren, Ayla Cawley, Leah Cawley and Tegan Cawley; mother, Barbara Cawley of Bainbridge; brother, Shane (Tiffany) Cawley of Hilton Head Island, SC; two sisters, Lori Wagoner and Rhonda (Jim) Sollars both of Bainbridge, OH and Terry Elliott of Berlin, MD.  He also leaves many other family members and friends that will deeply miss him.  

Family and friends will gather together in fellowship from 5-8 pm Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at the SMITH-MOORE-EBRIGHT Funeral Home of Bainbridge. Funeral services will be held 11 am Thursday at the funeral home with Pastor Randy Abbott officiating. Following the service Kevin will be laid to rest in the Bainbridge Cemetery.