Jack Kenneth Caves

1921 - 2004  (83 years)

• Name	Jack Kenneth Caves
  Born	10 Sep 1921	Birmingham, Van Buren County, Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	18 Oct 2004	Mahaska Hospital, Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA
  Buried	Y  [1, 2]
  Person ID	I244627	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Clarence Clark Caves,   b. 27 Feb 1899, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA ,   d. 0Jan 1971, Barnes City, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Nelle Laura Norris,   b. 20 Jul 1902, Iowa, USA ,   d. 9 Mar 1990, Barnes City, Mahaska County, Iowa, USA  (Age 87 years)
  Married	3 Dec 1919
  Family ID	F86606	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elsie Stigers
  Children	1. Rick Caves   2. Julie Caves   3. Mark Caves
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F86609	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). Jack Caves Birth: unknown Death: unknown Family links: Parents: Clarence C. Caves (1899 - 1971) Nelle N. Norris Caves (1902 - 1990) Burial: Cremated, Ashes given to family or friend. Created by: Gina Record added: Oct 19, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 118960150 [S927] Obituary. Jack K. Caves, 83, died Monday, Oct. 18, at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa. A memorial service was held today, Oct. 20, at Calvary Bible Church in Oskaloosa, the Rev. Doug Smiley officiating. Cremation has been accorded, and final disposition of the ashes will be at a later date. Memorials may be made to the family. Jack Kenneth Caves, son of Clarence Clark and Nelle Laura Norris Caves, was born Sept. 10, 1921, in Birmingham. He was a 1942 graduate of Lacey High School. On Dec. 3, 1944, he married Elsie Stigers in Oskaloosa. Jack began working at John Morrell and Wright Tree Service, for a year at each. He then began farming, first in the Lacey area and then in the Deep River and Barnes City areas. Jack and Elsie operated a café in Barnes City for three years, and retired in 1979. They spent 14 winters in Florida at the Holiday Springs Travel Park. Jack was a member of Tri Luminar Lodge No. 18. He is survived by his wife, Elsie, of Oskaloosa; three children: Rick Caves of Haslett, Mich., and his wife, Charlotte, of Oskaloosa; Julie Linsted and her companion, Dwain Cook, of Oskaloosa, and Mark and Carmen Caves of Barnes City; his brother, Norris Caves of Oskaloosa; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson, Tracy Caves.