Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1910-07-14
DR.. E. S. Cave Dead
Funeral Tuesday Afternoon

Dir. p. S. Cave died Sunday. Jul,
10, at 2 O'Clock at his residence II
this city.
The funeral will be from the resi-
dence at 2;S0 Tuesday afternoon Tn
Rev. w. A. Hanna. H. e. Truck ane
Headington will conduct the ser
vices.
A man active in all civic move
ments, prominent In Masonic bodies
most efficient In his chosen profes
sion and reyered by all was Edwin
3. Cave. whose illness OF a few
weeks, with hds ultimate death Sun
day, fell like a pail upon the city.
When the news of his Hines.
and its hopeless character came tc
the knowledge of the public a gloom
settled over all; upon all sides
hushed groups Of men gathered for a
second, even during the stress Of
busiest hours, to offer a word Of la
ment and inquire the latest news
from the bedside.
The announcement a few weeks
since that DR.. Cave was hopelessly
III with Bright's Disease, and had de.
parted for st. Louis for treatment
came like a sudden shock. Until
that time only few of his most
Intimate friends suspected his condi
tion. A few days later news came
Of change for the worse and on
Thursday, July Z, his 54th birthday
he was brought home and the end
expected hourly.
Was Born In Boone County.
DR.. Cave was born in Boone coun.
ty on the farm of his parents, Major
W. s. and Margaret Cave. He at
tended school IN Martinsburg and lat.
er became student in Hamilrs High
School in this city. From Mexico he
went to Columbia and attended the
University of Missouri. graduating fol
PEARS later in science. He took his
degree Of medicine in the Old Mis-.
souri, Medical College. Of st. Louis.
Came TO Mexico In 1884.
DR.. Cave came to this city immedi.
Ately upon receiving his diploma and
took up his practice. This was IN
1884. In Shelbyville, Ill.,, ON Dot. IL,
1892, he was married TO Miss Mar.
garet French, a sister OF Mrs. j. Il.
Drkee, OF this city.
DR.. Cave was a man OF unusually
hne qualities and loyable traits. He
was admired by a warm circle Of de
voted friends who felt his loss with
ieep sadness.
For years, Dr. Cave was cores
pondlng secretary OF the State Med
ical Association. He served the Dem
ocratlc party In Audrain county fos
number Of terms as chairman Of
the county committee and was Che
Iocal Wabash railroad surgeon. HC
was also a member of the Mexico
School Board.
AS Mason, Dr. Cave was a most
active member and at the time of his
leath was Eminent Commander ol
Crusade Comnandry. He had al
ways been prominently connected
with all Masonic bodies and a most
energetic worker in their behalf.
DR.. Cave is survived by wife
and the following children; Mar
garet, Julia, Helen and Edwin, Mrs
Il. b. Cole, of Sedalia, and Mrs, ]
t. johnson, of this city, sisters, sur
i've, and three brothers, also: Will
lam H., of Oklahoma Charles, o
Arizona, and John s., of Minnesota.
Two weeks previous to his dealt
ne chose the following pail bearers
realizing the end was near. HI
stated he had many friends h
would like as pail bearers, but chos
the following six men for special rea
sons: Geo. Robertson, R. NJ. White
W. w. Johnson, ]. t. Marshall, R
D. Worrell and F. R. Jesse, John All
bay, Henry Llewellyn. L. NJ. Whit
will act as pail bearer in the absenc
Of his father who has gone East.