Walter Glen Cave
Walter Glen Cave Walter Glen Cave, age 61, of Melissa passed away Dec. 5, 2001, in Melissa. He was born on Jan. 9, 1940, in McKinney to Roy Albert and Nina Mae (Matthews) Cave. He served in the U.S. Army. He was a carpenter and a member of the First Baptist Church of Melissa. He is survived by his wife, Loyce Cave of Melissa; daughters, Gina Glynette Cave of Austin, Shelly Joy Tyler of Allen, Kelly Sue MacQueen of Weston and Lisa Annette Jones of Anna; son, Jeffrey Glen Jones of Anna; two grandchildren, Nathan and Tiffany Jones of Anna; sister, Nina Sue Crosswhite of Melissa; brother, James Doyle (Buddy) Cave of Garland; special nephew, Tip Crosswhite of Melissa; special nieces, Jonna Susann Bushland and her husband, Ronnie, of Melissa and Texie Lynette Connor of McKinney; and numerous other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Bennie Roy Cave; and his grandparents. A graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Dec. 8 at Melissa Cemetery with Rev. Joe Patton officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home.
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A Short History of My Association With Walter
Walter and I grew up at the same time, about 35 miles north of Dallas, Texas - Although we did not meet untill we were both grown, we had many friends common to us both. (Walter's brother, Bennie was a policeman in my city and once gave me 3 traffic citations in less than an hour - We later became friends and were untill his death) Later, Walter and I worked togeather for several years as carpenters with two more of our friends. Then Walter was shot in the face with a shotgun, and lost both eyes. - He was totally blind for the last 30 years of his life.
The loss of his eyesight was hard to live with at first, but he adjusted to it very well. Well enough in fact to live alone and take care of himself, including cooking, washing clothes, and other household chores, although I and others helped him with other things such as repairing plumbing and electrical problems, but he did some of this himself as well.
His Nephew cut & split wood for his fireplace & I sometimes helped also, but Walter prefered to build his own fires. (Although he almost set the house on fire once)
I made Walter many audio tapes & CD's of music & old radio programs for him to listen to when he was alone.
Walter and I remained friends untill his death, and hardly a week went by that I didn't visit him untill I stopped driving.
I miss him and his frequent telephone calls, but I still have my memories.
SOME TALES OF WALTER & I
# 1 Once when my wife and I were visiting Walter, he decided that he wanted to visit another of his friends who lived about 4 miles away down winding country roads, but he wanted to Drive ! After awhile, he talked us into it and we decided to try it. He actually did better than some with eyesight. He could pretty well tell when he was getting too close to the edge of the road, and besides us telling him to move a little more one way or the other and when to turn and in what direction, he drove the entire way, including a short distance down a state highway. - When we arrived at the friends house, he didn't beleive that Walter had driven the entire way, and probably still doesn't.
(The story of him riding a motorcycle around his property among the pecan trees may be a future episode)
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