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Ned Caldwell
( January 15, 1938 - June 14, 2017 )
Ned Caldwell, age 79, of Lincolnton, NC, passed away peacefully at home on June 14, 2017.
His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017, in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with his grandson, Rev. Clint Darst, officiating. Burial, with military honors, will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Cleveland Memorial Park in Shelby. The family will receive friends from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
He was born January 15, 1938, in Lincolnton, NC, to the late James and Jennie Johnson Caldwell. He retired from the US Navy as a CPO, in 1976, after 21 years of service. He did 2 tours of duty in Vietnam where he was Commander of a US Navy Patrol Boat, which operated on the rivers in Vietnam during the war. He was also retired from Brian Center Nursing Home in Lincolnton where he was maintenance supervisor. His favorite hobbies were golf and remodeling old cars.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Christopher Caldwell; a brother, Lee Caldwell; a sister, Ruby Caldwell McGinnis (Bill); half brothers and sisters, Edith Crump Smith (Clarence), Ronald Crump (Gladys), Alta Crump Davis (William), Alma Crump and Clyde Crump.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 40 years, Juanita Evans Caldwell; daughter, Neda Caldwell Massey of Myrtle Beach, SC; and sons, Benny Caldwell of Florida, David Caldwell of Lincolnton, and Jimmy Caldwell of Myrtle Beach, SC; four step-daughters, Donita Ware (Garry), Karen Deveney (Roger), Lisa Darst (Danny), and Kellie Oaks; sister, Sue Caldwell Carpenter (Allen); brother, Joe Caldwell (Bobbie); four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and ten step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 16, 2017, in the Warlick Funeral Home Chapel with his grandson, Rev. Clint Darst, officiating. Burial, with military honors, will take place at 1:30 p.m. at Cleveland Memorial Park in Shelby. The family will receive friends from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the service at the funeral home.
He was born January 15, 1938, in Lincolnton, NC, to the late James and Jennie Johnson Caldwell. He retired from the US Navy as a CPO, in 1976, after 21 years of service. He did 2 tours of duty in Vietnam where he was Commander of a US Navy Patrol Boat, which operated on the rivers in Vietnam during the war. He was also retired from Brian Center Nursing Home in Lincolnton where he was maintenance supervisor. His favorite hobbies were golf and remodeling old cars.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Juanita Christopher Caldwell; a brother, Lee Caldwell; a sister, Ruby Caldwell McGinnis (Bill); half brothers and sisters, Edith Crump Smith (Clarence), Ronald Crump (Gladys), Alta Crump Davis (William), Alma Crump and Clyde Crump.
Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 40 years, Juanita Evans Caldwell; daughter, Neda Caldwell Massey of Myrtle Beach, SC; and sons, Benny Caldwell of Florida, David Caldwell of Lincolnton, and Jimmy Caldwell of Myrtle Beach, SC; four step-daughters, Donita Ware (Garry), Karen Deveney (Roger), Lisa Darst (Danny), and Kellie Oaks; sister, Sue Caldwell Carpenter (Allen); brother, Joe Caldwell (Bobbie); four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and ten step-great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Posted on 15 Jun 2017
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