CALDWELL, Lenard

Date of birth:  30 Aug 1923 – Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky
Date of death: 19 Nov 2000 – Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana

Franklin Daily Journal, November 20, 2000

EDINBURGH

Lenard Caldwell

Lenard Caldwell, 77, died Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at Columbus Regional Hospital. He was a resident of Edinburgh.

He was born Aug. 30, 1923, in Columbia, Ky. His parents were Grover and Laura (Blackburn) Caldwell. He married Anna Lee (Burton) Caldwell on Jan. 9, 1954. She survives. Other sur­vivors include a son, Mitchell C. Pitt­man of Batesburg, S. C.; two broth­ers, Willie Caldwell of Clifford and Charles E. Caldwell of Taylorsville; three grandchildren; nine great-grand­children; and a great-great-grandson. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lester Caldwell; and two sisters, Marie Hadley and Cora Tungett.

He was employed for 30 years by the Sanitation Department, City of Colum­bus, retiring in 1988.

The Rev. Lewis Burton will conduct a service at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home in Edin­burgh. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinburgh.

Columbus Republic, November 21, 2000

Columbus Sanitation Retiree

Lenard Caldwell
Edinburgh

EDINBURGH — Lenard Caldwell, 77, of Edinburgh died at 7:40 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 19, 2000, at Columbus Regional Hospital.

Mr. Caldwell retired in 1988 after 30 years of service with the city of Columbus Sanitation Department.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home with the Rev. Lewis Burton officiating. Calling will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today. Burial will be at Rest Haven Cemetery.

Mr. Caldwell was born in Columbia, Ky., Aug. 30, 1923, the son of Grover and Laura Blackburn Caldwell. He married Anna Lee Burton Jan. 9, 1954. She survives.

Other survivors include a son, Mitchell C. Pittman of Batesburg, S. C.; brothers, Willie Caldwell of Clifford and Charles E. Caldwell of Taylorsville; three grandchildren; nine great-grand­children; and one great-great-grandson.

He was pre­ceded in death by a brother, Lester Caldwell, and sisters Marie Hadley and Cora Tungett.

Indianapolis Star, November 21, 2000

Lenard Caldwell

LENARD CALDWELL, 77, Edin­burgh, died Nov. 19. He worked 30 years for the sanitation department in Columbus, retiring in 1988.

Services: 1 p.m. Nov. 22 in Eskew-Eaton Funeral Home, Edinburgh, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 21. Burial: Rest Haven Cemetery, Edin­burgh.

Survivors: wife Anna Lee Burton Caldwell son Mitchell C. Pittman brothers Willie, Charles E. Caldwell three grandchildren nine great-grand­children a great-great-grandchild.

Link to Lenard Caldwell’s grave

Submitted by Mark Wirey