Freestone County, Texas
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Texas Senate
Resolution #209

By:  Turner                                      S.R. No. 209
    1-1                           SENATE RESOLUTION
    1-2                               In Memory
    1-3                                  of
    1-4                          Isiah "Ike" Carden
    1-5        WHEREAS, The family and many friends of Isiah "Ike" Carden of
    1-6  Fairfield mourned his death on January 9, 1993; and
    1-7        WHEREAS, Born on August 25, 1917, in Fairfield to
    1-8  Mr. and Mrs. Isiah Carden, Ike Carden attended Spring Bank public
    1-9  schools; and
   1-10        WHEREAS, For 30 years Mr. Carden was the foreman of Hill Ranch
   1-11  for F.E. Hill Company; he then embarked on a 20-year career as a
   1-12  county demonstration agent with the Freestone County extension
   1-13  service before his retirement in 1989; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, A beloved and respected man in his community, he
   1-15  worked for 20 years as junior livestock show chairman for the
   1-16  Freestone County Fair; and
   1-17        WHEREAS, Mr. Carden was named Man of the Year in 1984 by
   1-18  the Freestone-Leon Soil Conservation District and a scholarship
   1-19  was established to honor him and a pavilion at the county fair
   1-20  was named for him in 1989; and
   1-21        WHEREAS, Always active in civic affairs, Mr. Carden was a member
   1-22  of Fairfield Masonic Lodge 452; he served on the Fairfield Library
   1-23  Association board of directors from 1968 through 1988, was a member
    2-1  of the county 4-H Leaders Association for 19 years, and served three
    2-2  years on the Farmers Home Administration Committee; and
    2-3        WHEREAS, A devout Christian, Mr. Carden was an active member
    2-4  of Jones Chapel United Methodist Church; he held several positions
    2-5  at the church and received the Outstanding Leadership Award from
    2-6  Jones Chapel in 1984; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, His wise counsel and good judgment will be
    2-8  remembered with gratitude by those whose lives he touched; and
    2-9        WHEREAS, Highly esteemed by his fellowman, Mr. Carden was
   2-10  unquestionably a man of high principles and integrity, and his
   2-11  passing is mourned by all who knew him; now, therefore, be it
   2-12        RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,
   2-13  73rd Legislature, hereby extend sincere condolences to the members
   2-14  of his family:  his wife, Leophia; his sons, Isiah Carden,
   2-15  Odessa Clifford Carden, and Jesse Carden; his daughters,
   2-16  Ann Henderson, Christine Manning, and Marie Britton; his sister,
   2-17  Callie Alford; his brothers, H. C. Carden and Hoover Carden; and
   2-18  his 16 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; and, be it further
   2-19        RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for the
   2-20  members of his family as an expression of deepest sympathy from
   2-21  the Texas Senate, and that when the Senate adjourns this day, it
   2-22  do so in memory of Isiah "Ike" Carden.
   2-23                                 _____________________________________
   2-24                                        President of the Senate
   2-25                                      I hereby certify that the
    3-1                                 above Resolution was adopted by
    3-2                                 the Senate on February 11, 1993,
    3-3                                 by a rising vote.
    3-4                                 _____________________________________
    3-5                                        Secretary of the Senate
    3-6                                 _____________________________________
    3-7                                         Member, Texas Senate