John Franklin Caldwell was born April 2, 1926, to Verne N. and Hannah B. Caldwell on the Old Hoff Ranch up the White River, east of Meeker, Colo., and passed away on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, at the age of 88, at the VA Nursing Home in Rifle, Colo.
John’s early years were spent living in Meeker, the family moving to Grand Junction, Colo., in 1941. They ranched near Whitewater, Colo.
After graduating from Grand…