Maud may come back to Sacramento with him.  James fell and hurt his side the first of Jan.  He was able to attend Church, but Maud wasn't up to it.

Gardening and Baking Bread
In June of 1950, he and Maud were still gardening, baking their own bread and bottling.  They were growing potatoes, carrots, beets, onions, cucumbers, squash, garlic, Swiss chard, lettuce, bell peppers, eggplants, green beans, sweet corn and a lot of different fruits, including boysenberries.  Bottling fruit and chicken kept them busy.  They kept a close eye on Lavonda, and hoped to never see Frank again.
On April 12, 1951, James U. wrote to the St. George Temple, describing his life as such: "In 1918, we James Uriah Coleman and Maude Louisa Thompson Coleman had our endowments and was sealed in the St. George Temple.  A few years later we moved to California.  Now we are getting along in years...We also had our 10 children sealed to us at that time, after having 2 more, a boy and a girl born U.C., making the even 12, 9 boys and 3 girls for us.  We have been called to mourn the loss of 4 of them, a little girl past five years we layed away shortly after going through the temple.  The other 3 after they were grown, in accidents."

Breaking His Hip
On Aug. 4, 1951, Maud wrote:  "James U. Coleman fell and hurt his hip very bad.  I was in the kitchen, heard him fall.  I ran to him.  He could not speak for a short time, then said he got up out of his chair, his feet were numb and gave way with him.  He went down before he could catch himself.  It was 4 hours before I could get him to his bedroom he was in such pain he could not move, or he moved, then I got him onto a wheel chair and wheeled him to his bed, which took us 1 hour more.  He fell at 11am.  It was 4 pm when I got him into bed.  He could not rest or sleep all night the pain was so bad."
Maud continue to care for him at home despite his agony for 5 days before she sent for an LDS doctor.  He said he could not tell without an x-ray and send for an ambulance to take him to Providence Hospital, where they found a broken hip.
They operated on Aug. 11.  Lyle came to visit.  James was taken home by ambulance on Aug. 21st.  Maud wore herself out taking care of him.  He didn't sleep well at night.  By Sept. 18, he had developed a kidney infection and was put on penicillin, but was taken back to the hospital on Sept. 20 and then to a nursing home on Sept. 29.  Ervie and Oleta visited and gave them $65 to help with expenses.

A Trip to Cousins and Kin
In June of 1953, they took a trip through Utah to Buhl, Idaho to visit relatives., including Hilda and Frank in Salt Lake,  and Rosa Johnson in Buhl.
Shortly thereafter, they moved to Sacramento.
On June 11, 1956, James was visiting his sons in Seiad Valley, CA.  But he was missing his wife.  He walked every day.
They celebrated their 60 wedding anniversary.
On Feb. 23, 1957, Lyle brought them back to Sacramento, as they had been in Oakland for some medical treatments for a few weeks.  They were obviously receiving some assistance from the government, as they had to be home by the end of the month for a welfare visitor.

Another Broken Hip
By Oct.. 18, 1957, James U. had broken his hip again.  Although he is suffering, Lyle wrote begging him to be there when he returned from his mission.  The Oscar Larsons, the Meyers and Harris families are helping out, as well as numerous ward members.  Finally, Dallas left the mission, not only to help Maud and James, but to rescue Fred from the State Care facility.
Shortly after Lyle returned to Sacramento in August of 1959, James Uriah went home to his Heavenly Father on Dec. 10, 1959.

Epitaph
Lyle wrote that his father was "a lover of outdoor life,"  who "Brought joy and happiness to thousands of people in the field of music.  Was very talented with the violin, accordion and mouth organ.
" Father and Mother lived in Sacramento the last five years of his life.  He passed away Dec. 10th, 1959 and was buried in the Sacramento City Cemetery until the day of resurrection."

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