Caudle, Donald Monroe

1917 - 1978  (60 years)

• Name	Caudle, Donald Monroe
  Birth	26 Jun 1917	Xenia, Clay County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CAUD.D001
  _FGRAVE	144039506
  Military Service	World War II, Technician Fourth Grade, United States Army
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  Death	19 Jan 1978
  Person ID	I51185	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Caudle, Bryan Berry,   b. 1897   d. 1960 (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Vaughn, Golda,   b. 10 Apr 1899, Illinois d. 19 Nov 1985, Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F19861	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Smith, Maxine,   b. 10 Aug 1922, Orchardville, Wayne County, Illinois d. 19 Mar 2015, Flora Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	5 Jul 1941
  Age at Marriage	He was 24 years and 1 month - She was 18 years and 11 months.
  Family ID	F18540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Jun 1917 - Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Donald M. Caudle, 60 yrs, of Zenith, died early Thursday morning in Fairfield. He was a security guard at Southwire in Flora. Mr. Caudle was born 26 June 1917 in Zenith, the son of Bryan and Golda (Vaughn) Caudle. He married the former Maxine Smith in Zenith of 5 July 1941. She survives. Before going to work at South wire, Caudle was employed as a custodian at the Orchardville Grade School for several years and also worked at the International Shoe Co, Flora. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the RLDS Brush Creek Church, Zenith, with Elder Stanley Greathouse officiating. Burial will be Harrell Cemetery, Zenith. Besides his wife, Caudle is survived by his mother, Mrs. Golda Caudle of Johnsville; two daughters, Mrs. John (Donna) Adkins of Columbia, MO, and Mrs. Leon (Sue) Benett of Mt. Vernon; a sister, Mrs. Bernard (Colleen) Talbert of Cisne, and three granddaughters