John Tolbert Cave, Jr Obit
Collin Co.
Cemeteries of TX
Submitted by Edwyna
Wackrow
John Tolbert Cave, Jr (brother of George
Cave , James Franklin Cave, and son of Betsy Cave Brazeal) born Aug 27, 1852
in Tennessee and died Feb 4 1931 in Collin County
Obituary in McKinney Daily Courier Gazette
Friday Feb 61931 Page 1 John Talbot Cave 79, Passed Away on Wednesday
Funeral and Burial at Orenduff Cemetery Thursday John Talbot Cave, 79
years old, died Wednesday, February 4 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Ella
Moseley, North of McKinney. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon,
February 5 at 4 o'clock at the Orenduff cemetery near Melissa under the
direction of the Issac Crouch Funeral home of McKinney, Dr C S Weaver
conducted the services. Active pallbearers were R U Davidson,Randy South,
Lon Dennis, Eric Hobdy, R O Melton and G F Read. Honorary pallbearers were
Mr. Wooten, Son Hall, Jean Dunn and Tom Shewmaker. The deceased was a
native of Missouri, where he was born August 27, 1857. He had been a member
of the Christian Church for fifty two years. He had resided in McKinney
for 45 years. He was married to Miss Sarah Dennis and to this union seven
children were born. Two preceding him to the grave. The five children are
Homer Cave of Melissa, Elmer Cave of Altoga, Mrs. Karl Briton of Prosper,
Mrs. Ella Mosely of McKinney and T.M Cave of Rodgersville, Half brothers
surviving are Jess Broyle of Plano, Willie Broyle of McKinney and A J Broyle
of McKinney.(These three brothers last name was Brazeal). Thirteen
grandchildren and five great grandchildren also survive.