Obituary, Nov. 6, 1953
Mrs. Fay Cadwallader Dies After Long Illness
Final rites were held Sunday afternoon, Nov 2, at 2:00 P.M. at the Methodist Church for Mrs. Miles Cadwallader, Sr., who passed away October 30, 1952.
Rev. Willis R. Taplin, pastor of the church, officiated. Burial was in the Oxford Cemetery in charge of Lyons-Quig.
Mrs. Cadwallader was active in community and church affairs and took a great interest in the schools and welfare of the children. Her activities and pleasing manner made for her many, many friends who sorrow at her passing. Music for the service was furnished by Mrs. Dale Fish at the church organ.
Pallbearers were: Rollo Struve, Merlin Sanderson, Wilmur Sanderson, Otto Schroeder, Phillip Harman and William Brunz. Acting as honorary pallbearers were: R.G.Hensley, A.H. Nissen, W.J. Nissen, R.O. Ballard, F.P. Nielsen and J.H. Sherwood.
Fay Susan, daughter of William C. and Rebecca M. Babbitt was born near Sewal, Iowa, on July 1, 1891. When she was about twenty months of age the family moved to Cambridge and first lived on a farm that is now a portion of the Medicine Creek Reservoir. Soon afterward the family bought a farm one mile north of Cambridge where the family resided for a number of years.
Fay gained her elementary and high school education in the Cambridge Public Schools from which she graduated in 1907. Her college work was taken at Colorado State Teachers College at Greeley and Nebraska State Teachers College at Kearney.
In September, 1914, Fay became the second grade teacher in the Oxford Schools. She held this position until her marriage to Miles E. Cadwallader on Nov. 29, 1917. Except for four years at Republican City her entire married life has been spent in this community.
Born to her were Miles E., Jr., of Oxford; Madge Maxine Moran of Los Angeles, Calif; Joy Ruth Fertitta of Laurel, Miss.; Lois Ann Wells of Gordon, Nebraska; and Joseph Dale of Oxford.
In early childhood Fay accepted Christ as her personal Savior and affiliated with the Methodist Episcopal Church of Cambridge. During her entire adult life she has kept an active membership in some church to which she has always been a faithful and regular attendant and loyal supporter. She has always felt at home in any Christian group.
Among the civic or improvement groups of the community to which she belonged were the Parent-Teachers Association, The Oxford Woman's Club, The Extension Club, The Woman's Society of Christian Service, and the American Legion Auxiliary.
She is mourned by her husband, two sons, three daughters, three sons-in-law, one daughter-in-law and five grand children as well as Mrs. Selma Meyers of Cambridge, Mrs. Icis Smith of Emporia; Kansas, Mrs. Jack Pierce of Los Angeles; Mrs. R. D.Mousel of Cambridge and Mrs. S.E. Trenchard of Cambridge, sisters. Her surviving brothers are O. C. Babbitt of Cheyenne, Wyoming and E.H. Babbitt of Boonsville, Missouri.
More distantly related are four brothers-in-law, five sisters-in-law, 35 nieces and nephews and over 70 great nieces and nephews.
Death came as a relief to her suffering on October 30, 1952 at the age of 61 years, 3 months and 30 days.
Out- of-town relatives present were Mr. and Mrs. O.C. Babbitt, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Mr. and Mrs. A.S. Keraus, and Irving Walker, Wakeeney, Kansas; R. G. Mousel and Mr. and Mrs. S.E. Trenchard, Cambridge; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Trenchard , Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Mousel, Edison; Mr. and Mrs. Ed-Wells, Gordon; Mrs S.W. Fertitta, Laurel, Miss.; Miss Madge Cadwallader, Lincoln; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bushnell, Alma; Mrs. Salema Meyers and daughter, Hester, Cambridge and many other friends.
Card of Thanks
Friends and Neighbors: We have always been proud and happy to call this community our home. Your many, many kindnesses of the past several months have made us prouder and happier than before that we live among you. Many, many thanks. The Cadwalladers