Milford chronicle., 1935-02-22
FORMER MILFORD RESIDENT
DIES AT ATLANTIC, Iowa

John Walter Cuykendall, a resi-
dent of Milford. fifty years ago. died
at Atlantic, Iowa, February Z, 1885,
aged a years. He will be remem-
bered by the older people of Mil
ford, as the pioneer of the canning
industry of this section in the ear
ly eighties as a very young man
and who married Miss Sallie Davis,
OF South Milford, in 1887. He was
full of ambition and confidence in
the canning industy, where he gain
ed experience and only moderate
! success in that business in Della
ware. Believing in the great future
of the great western agriculture, he
with his wife went to Iowa, and
settled in the great and developing
/ section of that state now known as
Atlantic, a great corn producing
section. There he established a can
ming business that eventually grew
to be the largest cannery of corn in
the United States; and where his
great success developed him as the
leading leader of the industry. He
died in harness as the head of that
industry. His wife died about two
years ago. and his daughter. who
married DR.. Max Emmert, of Oma-
ha, is the only surviving member of
his family.
He was prominent in all public
affairs of his home city. as well as
in the canning industry nationally.
and his social life was filled TO the
very end with active membership in
many organizations of social and
civic welfare.
Mrs. Tunis Rosa and Miss May
Davis, of South Milford. are sisters
of his wife An editorial in the At /.
lantic News. February 9. under the =
heading. "A Useful Citizen" ex- (
pressed appreciation of a man who /
spent his life for the beneTaction Of /
fellow beings: 4.
He believed in his community.
He liked people. In every activity
of his long life he rang true on ev-
cry count. It was the privilege of (
the writer to enjoy his friendship
tor more than forty years. We knew
him well. His wise and kindly coun-
sci were ours in the negotiation of
many rough spots along the way.
His friendship was thing inspir-
ing. The memory of it will bc cher
ishcd always.
Mr. Cuykendall had outlived
most of his immediate generation.
The most of the men who were ac-
tive in Atlantic when he came to
his city to cast his lot have gone. II
But he kept pace with the trend of
events and attuned his life to the
activities of the new generation. A
title less than two years ago the
lelpmate of his busy years was call
ID by death. Since her passing life
lid not contain as much as in the
ears that were gone. but he CEN
cred his interest in his sOn-in-law |
md daughter and grandchildren, S
FhOse happiness and welfare were
cry dear to him. His judgment was !
lways good. His common sense /
Tas always evident. He evaluated L
zen for what they were. He never 5
Drgot friend and had no enemies. b
lie contributed much to the world v
! the course of an unusually active
areer. He died as he had often ex-
ressed to the writer he wished TO
e. The years will come and 90, and q
he years will come and go, and Z
le scenes which knew him will D
now him no more. Life will go ON .
nd new hopes and new devices and =
ew ambitions will occupy those he =
aves behind. But ever-with those !"
no knew and loved him and those
no had grown to appreciate how
ally fine and great he was-his u
emory win endure, benediction to N
How them to the end Of the trail" w