Caldwell, Theodore L. "Lem"   	

Theodore L. "Lem" Caldwell, 87, most recently of West Palm Beach, Fla., passed away on 
August 13, 2007.

Lem had been a resident of West Palm Beach, Fla., for about four years when he moved to 
Florida from Longview to be closer to his daughter. Lem had been a resident of Longview 
from 1985-2003. Lem had been a member of the Greggton Church of Christ and had also been 
an elder there before moving to Florida.

Theodore L Caldwell retired after 30 years with the U.S.A.F. as a command sergeant and 
saw service during World War II, Korean War, Occupation of Japan and the Cold War.

When he retired, he was living in Rantoul, Ill. and became a preacher for the Church of 
Christ in Rantoul Ill., Mattoon, Ill., and Champaign, Ill., before moving to Texas.

Lem is survived by his wife of 61 years, Doris Martin; his daughter, Evelyn Rollins; his 
son-in-law, John Rollins; his brothers, Hurley Buford and Jesse "Buddy" Buford; and his 
sister, Aline Fields, all from Texas. There are also several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, August 18, 2007, at the chapel of 
Lakeview Funeral Home. Entombment will follow in the mausoleum at Lakeview Memorial 
Gardens. Full military honors will be conducted by the honor guard from Barksdale Air 
Force Base in Shreveport, La.

The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. this evening, August 17, 2007, at Lakeview 
Funeral Home.

Online condolences may be offered at www.mem.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 8/17/2007.