Malviena Cain Prevatte, 95, passed away on July 28, 2026. She was born on July 11, 1931 in Lumberton, North Carolina, the daughter of Raymond Aaron and Sallie (Wilkins) Cain.

Malviena graduated from Smith's High School in Lumberton, North Carolina in 1950. She graduated from Robeson County Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1953.

Malviena worked for many years at Copley Memorial Hospital on Lincoln Ave. in Aurora, IL on the obstetrics floor. She then worked in the NICU at Southeastern General in Lumberton, NC retiring in 1993. She then moved to Yorkville, IL in 2005 to live with her son and his wife Michael (Veronica) after her husband's death.

Malviena was known to everyone as Mema always with a smile on her face and had her southern accent. She loved to read, do puzzles and word search books. She will be greatly missed by all.

Survivors include her sons, David Paxton of Sandwich, IL and Michael (Veronica) Paxton of Yorkville, IL; her sisters, Rosalie Kinlaws, Mary Elizabeth White and Sally Joyce Brown. She is also survived by her grandchildren Lindsay (David Cohen) Paxton of Tucson, AZ, Kyle (Brittany) Paxton of Kempner, TX, Katie Paxton of Naperville, IL and Nicolaus Paxton of Yorkville, IL; her great grandchildren, Aiden, Liam, Logan and Reagan Paxton of Kempner, TX as well as several nieces and nephews.

Malviena was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Prevatte; her brothers, Raymond Eugene Cain, Robert Glenn Cain, Billy Cain, James Leon Cain and Earl Paul Cain; a daughter at birth, Tammy Paxton and her daughter-in-law, Marie in April 2026.

Entombment will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 17, 2026 at Gardens of Faith Cemetery in Lumberton, NC.