Ralph Caudill
Ralph Caudill, 71, of Syracuse, passed away at 8:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, at his home.
He was born on March 26, 1943, in Melvin, Ky., to Alvin & Pearlie (Slone) Caudill.
He grew up in Kentucky and graduated in 1963 from Wheelwright High School in Wheelwright, Ky. He moved from Kentucky to Elkhart, in 1963 and then to Syracuse in 1972.
He was married on Dec. 17, 1966, in Elkhart to Beatrice K. “Kay” Morse who survives.
He retired in 2003 from Dana Corporation (formerly Weatherhead) in Syracuse after 31 years of service and formerly worked at Windsor Trailer Factory in Bristol for 10 years.
He is survived by: his wife, Kay Caudill of Syracuse; one daughter, Misty Conrad of Syracuse; one son, Donald R. (Norma) Caudill of North Webster; 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; four sisters, Melvie Newman of Arkansas, Mavis Mounts of Columbus, Ohio, Bonnie Blankenship of Columbus, Ohio and Claudette Edwards of Elkhart; and three brothers, Elmer “Ray” (Barb) Caudill of Elkhart, Donald (Peggy) Caudill of Elkhart and Joseph (Jackie) Caudill of Melvin, Ky.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Travis Caudill, three sisters, Helen Johnson, Jewel Agnes Caudill and Wilma Jane Caudill and an infant brother, Ronald James Caudill.
Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Funeral services will follow at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home on Tuesday with Rev. Ray Caudill officiating. Private family burial will take place in the Greenwood Cemetery, CR 29, Syracuse.
Memorial bequest may be given to Ralph Caudill Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN 46567. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.