Guy V. Caskey
December 3, 1917 March 12, 2003
Guy V. Caskey
December 3, 1917 March 12, 2003
An overflow crowd attended the funeral for Guy V. Caskey Saturday morning March 15, 2003. The brief but meaningful service was conducted by his son, son-in-law, foster son, and three grandsons. Additionally, these two Tributes were read:
Eldred Echols was his room-mate in college, and a life long friend and veteran missionary:
When God's Mighty winds of change swept over the world during the 1st six decades of the 20th century, they bore on their edge God's gift of eloquence to Guy Caskey which yielded the gold of the gospel to men's hearts from South to East Africa and back to he Americas and the isles of the sea. Guy not only preached the Word, he became Mr. Mission through his published sermons and lessons. As long as men speak of missions around the world, Guy Caskey's name will never be far from their lips.
From Jamaica:
The Church in Jamaica grieves the passing of Guy Caskey. He was truly one of the most outstanding Preachers of the last 100 years in the church of Christ. We are pleased that we made him realize our gratitude and how much we thought of him before he died. The Student Center at the Jamaica School of Preaching was dedicated to and named after Guy and Jessie Lee Caskey.
Guy Caskey was born in Grapeland, Texas where he graduated as valedictorian of his High School. He received additional education at Freed-Hardeman College, Robert E.Lee College, and Abilene Christian University.
He preached for 69 of his 85 years in Highlands, Dalhart, Pampa, Sweetwater, Ft. Worth and Arlington, Texas. He did mission work in Africa and Jamaica where he served as Director of Schools of Biblical Studies. He began works in several African countries and his travels and speaking carried him into more than 50 countries. He appeared on Lecture Programs at many Universities and in Mission areas and received Honors from Abilene Christian University, Caribbean Christian College and others.
Over forty years ago he saw the need to write and produce materials in English and native languages to use in teaching throughout the world. Most men can read, but have little reading material. In the early 1980's this dream became a reality with the establishment of Mission Printing. Hundreds of retired volunteers print and ship millions of pieces of literature and Bibles to countries around the world free of charge. The 8800 square foot building that houses this state of the art program is named after Guy and Jessie Lee Caskey. He is the author of many books and booklets (more than 100 titles) He served as the Director of Mission Printing until his health forced retirement. Jessie Lee at age 83 daily joins the dedicated group of hundreds of volunteers at the building. There is no interruption in the work or the resolve to carry the Gospel to the ends of the earth.
He is survived by his wife of 65 years; a son who with his wife is a missionary in the Bahamas; a daughter who with her husband live in Houston, Texas; two married foster daughters, and a married foster son; three married grandsons, and one married granddaughter; one sister who lives in Baytown, Texas; a great grandson, and he has two more great grandsons and a great granddaughter to be born in the next 3 months. He has touched lives and will be remembered by friends from around the world
