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John Wesley Caywood Joplin (MO) Globe August 29, 1947 Friday
J. W. CAYWOOD DIES AT HOUSTON, TEX.
Joplin Resident 65 Years Formerly
Operated Livery Stable in Early History of the City
J. W. Caywood, 83 years old, a pioneer resident of Joplin, died at 10:15 o'clock
yesterday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Buchanan, 2309 Wichita avenue,
Houston, Tex. He had been in failing health two years and critically ill since Monday,
when members of his family were summoned to his bedside.
A resident of Joplin for 65 years, before going to Houston in January, Mr. Caywood owned
and operated livery stables here during the early mining days and figured in the early
business development of the city. He was born in north Missouri and came here when a
young man.
Married 63 Years.
Mr. and Mrs. Caywood were married here and resided at 1601 Jackson avenue for many years.
When the residence burned last January they went to Houston to reside with their daughter.
They celebrated their sixty-third wedding anniversary October 9, 1946, and three weeks
ago made a trip to Joplin by plane to visit members of their family.
Surving are his widow; two sons, Carl Caywood, 1715 Kentucky avenue, and John Caywood of
Dallas; seven daughters, Mrs. Ethel Buchanan, Mrs. Mabel Casey, Mrs. Maude Osenbaugh, Mrs.
Ivah Hefton and Mrs. Delcenia Maybee of Houston, Mrs. Lora Schuette of Des Moines, Ia.,
and Mrs. Helen Newman, 536 Jackson avenue; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
All of his children were with him at the time of his death.
Funeral services and burial will be Saturday at Houston under the direction of the Lewis
funeral home.
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