The Enterprise, White Salmon, WA., August 23, 1929, page 6

MRS. JOHN CAVEN PASSES AWAY

     Mrs. Lydia Ann Caven was born in Oregon, near Hillsboro, March 19, 1882, and died August 17, 1929 at the age of 47 years, 5 months and 2 days.
     She was married to John Caven at Condon, Ore., June 9, 1902. They moved to White Salmon in 1908 where they resided until the time of her death. To this union were born four children - Melvin, Mary, Arthur, and Elna, the latter having passed away a few years ago.
     Mrs. Caven joined the Baptist church in Fossil, Ore., in 1906, uniting with the M.E. church of White Salmon in 1929.
     She leaves to mourn her loss, her husband, John Caven, and three children, Melvin, Arthur, and Mary; her mother, Mrs. Emma Krause; three sisters, Minnie Baldredge, Selma Ambrose, Della Melvine, and a brother, E.L. Krause.

CARD OF THANKS

     We wish to thank our friends and neighbors and the Women of Woodcraft, for their kindness, aid and sympathy during the illness and death of our beloved wife and mother; and also for the beautiful floral offerings.

John Caven and family.

The Klickitat County Agriculturist, Goldendale, WA., August 23, 1929, page 1

     Mrs. John W. Caven, of White Salmon, passed away last Saturday. She was born at Corvallis, Or., March 19, 1883, and had lived in White Salmon for 21 years. She had owned and operated the Washington hotel since 1920.
     Surviving here are her widower and son Arthur of that place; one son in Portland, and a daughter in Oakland, Cal. Her mother, and brother, both of Hillsboro; and four sisters.

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