The Rockdale Reporter
June 29, 1967

Will Caywood, 86, Buried Tuesday

William T. (Will) Caywood, 86, died at 11:10 p.m. Sunday at a local hospital after a long illness. Funeral services were held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Phillips & Luckey Chapel with Rev. Buck Hillin and Rev. Brooks Johnston officiating.

Burial was in the Harmony Cemetery.

Mr. Caywood had spent most of his life in Rockdale. He was a member of the Church of Christ. He was born in Milam County on Aug. 3, 1880, to Mr. and Mrs. William Isaac Caywood, both deceased. A retired rancher he spent most of his life in the
Talbott Ridge Community. He lived in Hereford for one period of about eight years.

He and Miss Carrie Lynch were married in the Talbott Ridge Community in 1905. His wife and two infants preceded him in
death.

Surviving are two sons, Grover Caywood of Pagoosa Springs, Colorado, and Johnny R. Caywood of Canoga Park, Calif.; two daughters, Mrs. Francis Davenport of Houston and Mrs. Eunice Harkey of Rockdale; four brothers, Lee Caywood, Edgar Caywood and Louis Caywood of Rockdale and George Caywood of Beaumont; two sisters, Mrs. Susie Davis of Wichita Falls and Mrs. Lizzie Cotten of Milano. There are also eight grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were F.P. Cotten, Marvin W. Cotten, Bennie Lee Pounders, Jerry Caywood, Hubert Caywood, and George Smith.

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Name: William T. Caywood
Death date: 25 Jun 1967
Death place: Rockdale, Milam, Texas
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document): White
Age at death: 86 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 03 Aug 1880
Birth place: Texas
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse name:
Father name: W. I. Caywood
Father birth place:
Mother name: Francis Lowe
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Rancher
Residence: Rockdale, Milam, Texas
Cemetery name: Harmony Cemetery
Burial place: Near Rockdale, Texas
Burial date: 27 Jun 1967
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2138644
Digital GS number: 4027188
Image number: 2421
Reference number: cn 40339
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976