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Willard P Cave
Willard P. Cave, a leading member of the Randolph County bar and
one of the well known attorneys of this section of the state is a native
of Missouri and a decedent of pioneers.
Mr. Cave was born at Mexico, Mo., and is a son of Frank and
Catherine (Galbreath) Cave.
Frank Cave was born at Columbia, Mo., and was the son of William
and Mary Cave, pioneer settlers of Boone County, Mo.
William Cave was~a son of Richard Cave who with a brother,
William Cave, came from Virginia and settled in Boone County at a very
early date. They platted the original town ot Smithland, which is now
the city of Columbia, Mo.
Frank Cave was reared in Boone County, attending the University of
Missouri and was a graduate of that institution. When the Civil War
broke out, he resided at Natchitoches Parish, La., where he enlisted in the
Confederate Army and served throughout the war. He died in Audrain
County, Mo., in 1880, and his wife died in 1863 and her remains are buried
at Caddo, Parish, La.
Willard P. Cave was educated in the public schools and in the University
of Missouri, as were also his father and son. Thus three generations of
the Cave family are graduates of that institution.
Willard P. Cave began the practice of law in 1883 and since that time
has been successfully engaged in the practice in the various state and
federal courts and has established a reputation of being one of the able,
conscientious and fearless lawyers of this section of Missouri.
Mr. Cave was first married to Octavia Ficklin, a daughter of Prof.
Joseph and Penelope (Terrill) Ficklin, ve died in 1892 at Moberly, Mo.
and her remains are buried at Columbia, Mo.
To Willard P. and Octavia (Ficklin) Cave were born two children as
follows:
Catherine, married Malcolm McClellan of Jacksonville, Fla., and
Helen married Homer Teachenor of Shelbina, Mo.
Mr. Cave was married the second time in 1894 to Miss Fannie Lango
and to this union has been born one son, Harold, who is a graduate
of the University of Missouri and now taking a postgraduate course at Yale.
Harold Cave served in the World War, first entering the service as a
member of an ambulance unit and reached France considerably in advance
of the regular American Expeditionary Forces. There were about 28
members of his unit and after reaching Paris, they took a vote to decide
what they would do and 25 of the number, including Harold Cave, voted
to volunteer to serve with the French Army which they did. They
served in the sector between Soissons and Rheims for the term of their
enlistment.
Later Mr. Cave enlisted in the United States navy where he was serving
when the armistice was signed.
He has received a letter of thanks and a medal in appreciation of his
services from the French government.
Willard P. Cave has been identified with the welfare and development
of Moberly and Randolph County for nearly 40 years and during that
period has contributed much of his time and talent to the betterment and
upbuilding of this city and county.
He has served four terms as mayor of Moberly and his administrations
were successful epochs in the history Moberly and marked for their
progressiveness.