Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā In the hymnbook and from the pastor, they tell us we know not the hour. My siblings and I never expected we would be preparing for my fatherās home going service on 2-10-23. Homer Eugene Caldwell was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on March 21, 1929, with seven siblings in a four-room house with no running water and no bathroom. He was taught to honor God, his family, education, and hard work.