Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-02-15
SPLENDID WOMAN
IS CALLED HOME
Lived to Enjoy a Ripe Old age and
Passed Peacefully Away at
The Home of Her Son

Grandma Caldwell, who for sew
ieral years past has been making her
home with her son, Alex Caldwell,
in this city died shortly after mid
night Monday evening. She was q
woman of keen intellect and retain
ed her faculties until the very last.
The deceased was the mother OF a
large and gifted family. and since
the death OF her husband has been
making her home with some of her
children. the last seven years being
spent in this city with her son Alex
Caldwell.
She ran the journey OF her life in
little over Sc years. 1t is path
marked with deeds of kindness and
cheer. Flowers not thorns, sunshine,
not shadow, did she scatter every
where. With these she was lavish.
Truth was the inspiration of her
life and by kindness she exemplified
| its great worth. Was not her life
full of God-likeness?
To her the struggle and burden
bearing of the earth are ended, and
We confidently trust that like one
who awakes from a troubled dream
she has awakened to see life's endless
morning break and knows herself at
home with all the vast throng of
loved ones. missed from earth, safe
about her. Her home instincts were
strong and her affection for friends
and kindred was tender and abiding.
Julia Ann Caldwell was born in
Belmont county, Ohio Nov. 27.1S30
and died at the home of her son Alex
Caldwell in this city Feb. 10. 1917,
aged SO years months and II days.
She left Ohio with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Sheppard, when but
three years of age. and settled in
Marshall county, near Wheeling.
! West Virginia. At the age of % years
she was united in wedlock to Louis
Caldwell and to this union six chill
dren were born, four boys and two
girls, of which four are living and
two are deceased. Those living are
Alexander Caldwell. Audubon, Iowa;
Mrs. AIRY w. Dix and Frank Caldwell.
Morris Ill; and VIM. Caldwell of
Warrensburg, Mo. The deceased
children are Hortense, Jane and
Louis Caldwell. She also leaves two
brothers Frank and John Sheppard,
of Wheeling, West Virginia There
are nine grand children and four great
grand children.
On New Years day 1894 her
husband died and for two years she
lived alone. Since then she has been
making her home with her two chill
dren. The past seven years she has
made her home in Audubon with her
son. Alex Caldwell. Being of sun
shiny disposition. she soon made ac-
Iquaintances and friends. The social
lfellowships of life were greatly enjoy
ed by her.
Mrs. Caldwell made a profession
of her faith i'm Christ in the year 1865
and united with the Methodist church
On coming to Audubon she transfer
red her membership here. For more
than half century she has fought a
good fight and kept the faith. She
was a devoted Christian and never
missed service when she was able
to go to the House of the Lord.
which was her chief delight She
loved the bible and read it daily.
and always invited the pastor to read
and pray whenever he called.
For the past few months her
strength gradually failed. Though
she was not sick and suffered no pain.
She realized that her work was done
and that the end was longed to go
home to be at rest. In the faith of
Christ. as she lived, so she died.
Funeral services were held at the
Methodist church yesterday after
noon at two O'Clock, conducted by the
pastor. Rev. Jackson Giddens. The
remains were shipped over the Rock
Island to Morris ILL.,. where inter-
ment will be made, her son Alex
| Caldwell ACCOMPANYING the remains
to their last resting place.