Mary Elizabeth Wedding

Female 1922 - 2008  (85 years)


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  • Name Mary Elizabeth Wedding 
    Born 22 May 1922  Maceo, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 15 Mar 2008  Paducah, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery, Owensboro, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I20690  Virts
    Last Modified 20 Jun 2017 

    Father Ollie Young Wedding,   b. 19 Jun 1897, Fordsville, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1954, Owensboro, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Mother Stella Dudley Foreman,   b. 26 Sep 1892, New Bamus, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1984, Owensboro, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 22 Feb 1919  Owensboro, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elwood Ashley Caldwell,   b. 7 Jul 1911, Dialton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Oct 1979, Paducah, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1951  Dayton, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Mark A. Caldwell
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2012 
    Family ID F7286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - Monday, March 17, 2008

      Mary Elizabeth Caldwell, 85, died at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, March 15, 2008, at Parkview Convalescent Center in Paducah. She was born May 22, 1922, in Maceo, a daughter of Ollie and Stella (Foreman) Wedding. She was a 1940 graduate of Daviess County High School and a 1942 graduate of Owensboro Business College. Upon graduation, she immediately started work as a junior typist at Wright Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. It was there she met the Rev. Elwood A. "Pete" Caldwell, and they married Aug. 4, 1951.

      She led a joyous and dedicated life, serving and participating alongside her husband at churches in Chrisney, Ind., Louisville and Paducah. Mrs. Caldwell was a member of United Church of Paducah and a member and past president of the Paducah Lioness Club, the Order of the Eastern Star and the Jackson House Residents Association, where she lived for 27 years. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and a sister, Cathryn R. Masterson.

      Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Mark A. and Dorothy (Ulrich) Caldwell of Paducah; a sister, Maggie O. Mayes of Owensboro; two grandchildren, Victoria E. and Christian A. Caldwell of Paducah; five nephews; and four nieces.

      Services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Church of Paducah, 4600 Buckner Lane. Graveside services are at 5 p.m. at Rosehill Cemetery in Owensboro. Visitation is from 5 to 7 tonight at Roth Funeral Chapel in Paducah and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Donations may be made to the United Church of Paducah, 4600 Buckner Lane, Paducah, KY 42001.


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