Arlie P. Caudill
Arlie P. Caudill, 88, Wabash, died at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at his home. He was born May 30, 1927, in Harlan County, Ky. to P.W. and Donie (Wells) Caudill.
Arlie married Ruth Powell in Clintwood, Va. on May 30, 1951. He was a WWII US Navy veteran. He retired from GenCorp in Marion in 1989 after 23 years, and also worked as a coal miner. He was affiliated with the Grand Street Baptist Church. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, mushroom hunting, gardening, and was a master of all trades. He also loved his 4-paw family.
He is survived by his wife: Ruth Caudill, Wabash; five children: Jeannie (Sterl) Stamper; Shelia (Corky) Ross; Joyce (Mike) Fisher, all of Wabash; Marsha (Jim) Baumgartner, Roann; Rick (Felicia) Caudill, Denver; two sisters: Alma Wenzel, Red Wing, Mn.; and Rosie Gadd, Alexander, Ky.; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; six sisters; and his great-great-granddaughter: Lahna Joy Lutz, who died Feb. 9, 2015.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, Wabash, with Pastor Tim Prater and Pete Powell officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash with Rev. John Denniston officiating. Friends may call 4-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorial is Wabash County Animal Shelter.