Avis de décès de Clifton F. Caldwell

Clifton Floyd Caldwell, 87 Was publisher of Fitchburg Sentinel from 1967 to 1973 Sentinel & Enterprise CHRISTOPHER, Ill. -- Clifton Floyd Caldwell, 87, of Christopher, a 46-year newspaper veteran and former owner and publisher of the Christopher Progress and Herrin Spokesman newspapers and the former Fitchburg (Mass.) Sentinel & Enterprise, died Sunday, Feb. 29, at the home of Doug and Mary Ann Caldwell in Somerset, Pa., of complications after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Geneseo, Kans., to C. Clark and Hattie Floyd Caldwell. He graduated as valedictorian of Mountain View (Okla.) High School. Mr. Caldwell’s distinguished newspaper career covered five states -- Oklahoma, Texas, Massachusetts, Florida and Illinois. The veteran publisher was recognized for his contributions in journalism, highlighted by his election to the SIU Editors Hall of Fame located at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He was noted for his soft-spoken approach and in-depth local news coverage in his weekly newspaper operations. His dedicated coverage was recognized numerous times by local and state press associations. In 1967, he accepted the publisher’s position at the former Fitchburg Sentinel. It was a role he held until 1973, when he was named publisher of the Lake City (Fla.) Reporter. His career expanded into the ownership of the Christopher Progress and Herrin Spokesman, a group of weeklies in Franklin and Williamson County in 1974. In 1987, Mr. Caldwell sold the Christopher Progress and the Herrin Spokesman to American Publishing, then retiring to Christopher. Mr. Caldwell was a World War II Navy veteran. He fought in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters, including stints in the Aleutian Islands and hunting German submarines in the English Channel. He served from 1941 until the conclusion of the war in 1945. He was a member of the Lions Clubs and served as president of the Lions Clubs in Texas City and Christopher. He also served as a board member of Man-Tra-Con in southern Illinois. He was a member and trustee of Faith Missionary Baptist Church in Christopher. Mr. Caldwell is survived by his wife of 61 years, Millie Caldwell, and four children, Denis Caldwell of Christopher, Dave Caldwell and Douglas Caldwell, both of Somerset, and Cindy Caldwell of Christopher; daughters-in-law Peggy Caldwell of Christopher and Mary Ann Caldwell of Somerset; three grandchildren, Michael Ryan Caldwell of Ames, Iowa, Curtis C. Caldwell and Colin B. Caldwell, both of Somerset; and one great-grandchild, Eco Edmonds of Christopher. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the Faith Missionary Baptist Building Fund, PO Box 162, Christopher, IL 62822; or to the Rend Lake College Foundation, 468 N. Ken Gray Parkway, Ina, IL 62846.