CALDWELL, W. P. 1869-1939

CALDWELL, MCATEE

Posted By: Karen L. Robertson (email)
Date: 11/13/2013 at 20:19:56

W. P. Caldwell, vice-president of the Carpenter Savings Bank, who was stricken with heart failure while about his duties at the bank some weeks ago, died at Mankato, Minn., on June 20, 1939. Mr. Caldwell has very many friends in this vicinity and at Carpenter who deeply mourn his demise. The following abituary was read at the funeral services held in Mankato on June 22. The regular funeral services were held at his former home at Bloomfield, Iowa:

Will Porter Caldwell was born in a Christian home at Bloomfield, Iowa, February 27, 1869. On May 8, 1894, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma McAtee of Bloomfield, who died on January 10, 1931, their only child, Charles Herbert, a promising young man, preceding her in death on January 28, 1926. The death of both son and mother was a very heavy blow to the departed, the effects of which he very keenly felt to the end of his life's journey.

The good Christian home in which he was born was of the Presbyterian creed and he was brought up in a Presbyterian faith but was broadminded enough to unite with the Methodist Episcopal church soon after he was married to Miss McAtee. He was taken sick three weeks ago last Friday and was brought to the hospital in Mankato for treatment and care by the doctors, nurses and relatives and while everything possible was done to restore him to health, he died June 20.

Surviving the departed are two brothers and one sister; R. P. Caldwell of Mankato, Fred T. Caldwell of Madrid, Spain, and Miss Mary Caldwell of Des Moines, Iowa.

The departed was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church at Bloomfield, and also of the Masonic order.

Since the death of his devoted wife, the deceased spent much of his time with his brother and family here in Mankato, where he felt perfectly at home and where he was always welcome, as much as if it had been his own home. He had made plans to visit with his brother at Madrid, Spain and was to have sailed this summer; but it is now very evident that his thoughts were not God's thoughts, and so instead, of crossing the Atlantic ocean and other seas, he already crossed the sea of time into the world of which it is said: "And there shall be no more sea."

As a man of many years experience in the baning business the departed took advantage of every opportunity to advise, counsel and help others who needed encouragement in times of worry and many difficulties. Even during the years of depression he proved himself a genuine friend, a wise adviser and a safe guide, all of which remind us that he was a man of many virtues worthy to be coveted by all. Not only will his relatives miss him but he will also be missed by scores of people whom he helped in the hour of need and who found in him a reliable friend at all times. Our prayer is that his governing principles may be practiced by men of business affairs and by us all in these days of perplexity, anxiety, worry and trouble; and may God bring the much needed comfort to the hearts of those who mourn the loss of him who was a good brother, a kind uncle and a true friend.

St. Ansgar Enterprise