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Fred
Rayford CALDWELL was born on 18 Jun 1932 in
Maiden, Catawba County, North Carolina. He died
on 10 Oct 2007 in Columbia, Richland County,
South Carolina and was buried in Greenlawn
Memorial Park Mausoleum, Columbia, SC. His
obituary appeared as follows: COLUMBIA, S.C. -
The funeral service for Mr. Fred Rayford
Caldwell, 75, of Columbia, was held at 3 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007, in the Chapel of Greenlawn
Funeral Home with an Eastern Star service.
Entombment, with military honors and Masonic
rites, followed in Greenlawn Memorial Park
Mausoleum. The Rev. J.C. Duncan officiated.
Pallbearers were Thomas L. Coker, James C.
Scarborough, Leland Black, Dr. James J. Nyland,
C.B. Lenard, Jeffery Lee Hall, Dr. Gregg W.
McKenzie and Dr. John W. Pitner. Honorary
pallbearers were Masons and Eastern Star members.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the
New York Chapter of the American Diabetes
Association (note: Fred Caldwell NYC office);
Acacia Lodge No. 94, or Columbia No. 59 O.E.S.
Mr. Caldwell passed away Wednesday, Oct. 10,
2007. Born June 18, 1932, in Maiden, N.C., he was
a son of the late James H. and Edith Canipe
Caldwell. After serving in the US Air Force
during the Korean conflict, Mr. Caldwell studied
architecture at Tampa University in Tampa and
engineering at the Florida Institute of
Technology. He completed his education at the
Elise Frank School of Arts in 1959. His expertise
in Office Planning and Design guided him in the
completion of thousands of dentist, orthodontist,
and periodontist offices throughout South
Carolina and the southeast. His unique designs
earned him the respect of those he worked with in
the dental industry. He loved his work and
continued designing offices until his death. A
resident of Columbia for 43 years, Mr. Caldwell
was a member of the Masonic Acacia Lodge No. 94
AFM, Columbia Chapter No. 59, Order of the
Eastern Star and was Past Grand Patron of the
Order. Mr. Caldwell is survived by his loving
wife of 43 years, Judy Birge Caldwell; a son,
James Burritt "Brett" Caldwell of New
York, N.Y.; brothers, Warren G. Caldwell, Frank
Caldwell, Dwight Caldwell, Joe B. Caldwell and
Herbert Caldwell; a sister-in-law, Kathleen M.
Birge; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr.
Caldwell was predeceased by his parents;
brothers, Kermit Caldwell, James J. Caldwell and
Charles Caldwell; and a sister, Martha Deanne
Thomas. The family wishes to extend a special
thanks to Dr. William H. Babcock and the staff of
S.C. Oncology. [Published in the Hickory
Daily Record on 10/15/2007]
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