MCCABE, James Cloyes 1878-1951

MCCABE, ALTER, SPENCER, YOUNG, WOOLEY, ALLSUP, GRIFFIN, LITTLE

Posted By: Richard K Thompson (email)
Date: 10/12/2009 at 09:05:47

Fairfield Daily Ledger
Tues. Oct. 16, 1951

Death Claims J.C. MCCABE

J.C. MCCABE, well known Fairfield resident and truck gardener, passed away at his home. 308 E. Jefferson street, after suffering a heart attack earlier in the day. His death came at 8:30 p.m.

He had been in failing health the past year but had been in his usual health until stricken about 12:30 yesterday afternoon. He never recovered from the attack.

Last rites will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist church with Dr. L.L. Weis and A.K. Harper in charge. Burial will be in Evergreen cemetery. The body will be taken from the Hoskins funeral home to the church at 1:30 p.m. the day of the services.

J.C. MCCABE, 73, was born Oct. 18, 1878, at Peekville, Mo., the son of the late W.H.H. and Lucetta ALTER MCCABE. He was reared at Milton, Ia., and came to Fairfield in 1897 where he had made his home since.

He was united in marriage to Grace SPENCER on Feb. 12, 1901. The wedding took place in Fairfield.

MCCABE was a truck gardener by trade and was better known in the community for his plants. He had sold garden plants to his customers over a long period of years. He was a member of the First Methodist church and the Men's Brotherhood class at the church.

He was graduated from the Fairfield high school, attended Parsons college three years and was a graduate from Cornell college at Mt. Vernon, Ia.

Besides his wife, he is survived by the following children: Mrs. Helen YOUNG, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Hazel WOOLEY, East Moline, Ill.; Mrs. Gladys ALLSUP, Iowa City; Lois, at home; Mrs. Rita GRIFFIN, Moline, Ill., and Spencer MCCABE.

He is also survived by six grandchildren; four great grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Yucca LITTLE, Decatur, Ill. Two sisters and three brothers preceded him in death.

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Note: The birthplace of Peekville, Mo. mentioned in the obituary may have been a now defunct town or possibly a mis-spelled reference to Peaksville, Clark County, Mo.

Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Old.P.111

*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.