The Autobiography of Ruth Tagg Caley

mom and the phone rang. Mom answered it and the voice on the other end asked for BishopCaley. There was only two Caley's in the area and we were the only ones that were members ofthe church. When mom said that he had been dead for some time the people hung up reallyquick. I always felt that it was a message from the other side telling us of his new calling.When Berny and I were living in Layton there was a period of a week when I felt like someonewas there with me. I had a dream that it was my dad. Mom had the same dream. She had noidea that I had her dream when she told me. In fact I never told her. I know that there is life afterdeath and that they still care very much for us.A year and a half after Winifred died, in the spring of 1943 Ruth became pregnant for the5th time. In early January 1944, John and Ruth added twin girls to their family. Ruth namedthem Marjorie and Marguerite. At Five and a half weeks, Marguerite died from a flu virus. BothWinifred and Marguerite were buried in Salt Lake City at the Wasatch Lawn cemetery.City.John and Ruth lived in this little house for 9 more years before moving back to Salt LakeJohn was not a tall man; he was about 5 foot 7 inches tall. He had dark hair and hazelcolored eyes. He had a round face and wore glasses. He had strong arms and hands. He alwayswore black high-top laced up shoes with arch supports. He could not walk without his shoes on.He enjoyed woodwork and mad little wooden stools for some of his friends. He liked to growgreen peppers and egg plants in Five-gallon buckets. He did a lot of cement work around thehouse and yard. John enjoyed music and taught himself to play the clarinet, the flute, and theslide whistle. He taught himself to lead music and a few times led the singing in church. Johnused his talents in plumbing and electricity to help other people, mostly the widows in the ward.In the winter of 1948 and again in the winter of 1949, John had problems with his legsand ankles. He would spend many days in bed taking medicine and keeping his legs warmwaiting for the swelling and soreness to leave. In the summer of 1950, John had a bad spell andended up in the Provo hospital. This time it was not his feet. He had bleeding ulcers. He wouldbe in the hospital for 68 days and undergo three surgeries.In 1952, John transferred back to Salt Lake City to the plant where he first started. OnthSeptember 3, 1952, John and Ruth and the family moved to a little house at 1553 West 9 SouthSalt Lake City, Utah. John was feeling pretty good for a few years, but his health was not thethbest. High blood pressure took its toll on his heart. John passed away on September 27 , 1956and was buried next to his two little girls in the Wasatch Lawn Cemetery.Ruth Tagg Caley pg 67