OBIT: Clifton "Clif" Floyd CALDWELL, 2004, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  CLIFTON FLOYD CALDWELL 
  
  Clifton "Clif" Floyd Caldwell, 87, Christopher, Ill., died Sunday, Feb. 29,
  2004, at the home of his son, Douglas Caldwell in Somerset.  He was born June
  14, 1916, in Geneseo, Kan., to C. Clark and Hattie (Floyd) Caldwell.  He is
  survived by his wife of 61 years, Millie Caldwell and four children, Denis
  Caldwell of Christopher, Ill., Dave Caldwell of Somerset, Douglas Caldwell
  of Somerset and Cindy Caldwell of Christopher, Ill.  Daughters-in-law
  include Peggy Caldwell of Christopher and Mary Ann Caldwell of Somerset.
  Mr. Caldwell enjoyed the company of his three grandchildren, Michael Ryan
  Caldwell of Ames, Iowa, Curtis C. Caldwell and Colin B. Caldwell, both of
  Somerset, and great-grandchild, Eco Edmonds of Christopher.  Mr. Caldwell
  was a 46-year newspaper veteran and former owner and publisher of the
  Christopher Progress and Herrin Spokesman newspapers.  He graduated as
  valedictorian of Mountain View High School in Mountain View, Okla.  He was a
  World War II Navy veteran.  He fought in the Pacific and Atlantic theatres,
  including stints in the Aleutian Islands and hunting German submarines in
  the English Channel.  He served from 1941 until the conclusion of the war in
  1945.  Committed to local communities, he was involved in Lions Clubs
  throughout his newspaper career.  Mr. Caldwell served as president of the
  Lions Clubs in Texas City, Texas, and in Christopher, Ill.  He also served
  as a board member of Man-Tra-Con in southern Illinois.  In lieu of flowers,
  donations can be made to the Faith Missionary Baptist building fund, P.O.
  Box 162, Christopher, Ill., 62822 or to the Rend Lake College Foundation,
  468 North Ken Gray Parkway, Ina, Ill. 62846.
  
   03/02/2004 Daily American