Jean Caldwell Caughran

After a brief illness, Jean Caldwell Caughran, 87, former Maury County resident, passed quietly Thursday, August 25, 2011 in Dallas, Texas where she made her home for a number of years. Graveside services will be Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Zion Presbyterian Churchyard. Family and friends will gather from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. A descendant of pioneer Maury County settlers, she was the daughter of the late James Clarence Caldwell and Sara Frierson Lanius Caldwell. She was a 1943 graduate of Columbia Central High School and former member of Zion Presbyterian Church. A dear, sweet Mother, grandmother, and friend, her gifts to her children were her enduring strength, devotion to her family, friends, and all who claimed her as their own, and there were many. She is survived by a daughter, Rebecca Jean "Becky" (Robert) DeShong of Dallas, Texas; sons, Douglas C. Caughran of Cary, Illinois and James Hal Caughran; grandsons, Joshua Caughran, Jacob Caughran, Jason (Kiesha) DeShong, Brandon (Molly Nolen) DeShong, and Joshua DeShong; great-grandson, Gage DeShong; and several cousins, including Hal (Audrey) Morgan of Columbia. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Hal Caughran in 1989; and brothers, J. C. Caldwell and Nat Caldwell.