Family Group Sheet
NameOtis Clayton Caudill
Birth7 Jul 1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death31 Oct 1996, Grayson, Carter Co., Kentucky
BurialBrown Cemetery, off U.S. 60, Morehead, Ky
FatherJesse J. Caudill (1887-1949)
MotherLula M. Lewis (1890-)
SpouseReba M. Dehart, 3C2R
Birth2 Nov 1922, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death24 Jan 2002, Olive Hill, Carter Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas L. Dehart (1894-1936)
MotherHassie L. Johnson (1899-)
Children
1 FJanet L. Caudill , 4C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseMr. Porter
2 FLinda L. Caudill , 4C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
4 FWanda Kathy Caudill , 4C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseMr. Cox
Notes for Otis Clayton Caudill
His obituary in the Morehead News of 5 Nov 1996 reads, "Otis Clayton Caudill, 76, of Rt. 1, Olive Hill died Thurs., Oct. 31 at the Carter Health Care Center in Grayson after a long illness.
He was born July 7, 1920 at Rowan County to the late Jess Caudill and Lula Lewis Caudill. He was a retired farmer, heavy equipment operator, and a member of the Soldier Church of God.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Brenda Caudill on June 8, 1961; three brothers, Oscar Caudill, Allie Caudill and an infant brother; two sisters, Gladys Lambert and Jewell Lambert.
Surviving are his wife, Reba DeHart Caudill of Olive Hill; three daughters, Janet Porter and Kathy Cox, both of Olive Hill and Linda Caudill of Morehead; one brother, Wayne Caudill of Muncie, Ind.; two sisters, Beulah Costa of Deltona, Fla., and Olive DeHart of Grant, Ala. Also surviving are three granddaughters, Jessica Lynn Cox, Mary Beth Cox, and Tina Porter Webb.
Funeral services were scheduled for Sat., Nov. 2 at Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home with the Rev. Gayle Price and the Rev. Delmar Logan Jr. officiating, with burial at the Caudill Family Cemetery, Soldier.”
The cemetery survey by the Rowan County Historical Society, however, lists him as being buried in Brown Cemetery in Morehead.
He was born July 7, 1920 at Rowan County to the late Jess Caudill and Lula Lewis Caudill. He was a retired farmer, heavy equipment operator, and a member of the Soldier Church of God.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Brenda Caudill on June 8, 1961; three brothers, Oscar Caudill, Allie Caudill and an infant brother; two sisters, Gladys Lambert and Jewell Lambert.
Surviving are his wife, Reba DeHart Caudill of Olive Hill; three daughters, Janet Porter and Kathy Cox, both of Olive Hill and Linda Caudill of Morehead; one brother, Wayne Caudill of Muncie, Ind.; two sisters, Beulah Costa of Deltona, Fla., and Olive DeHart of Grant, Ala. Also surviving are three granddaughters, Jessica Lynn Cox, Mary Beth Cox, and Tina Porter Webb.
Funeral services were scheduled for Sat., Nov. 2 at Lane-Stucky-Gray Funeral Home with the Rev. Gayle Price and the Rev. Delmar Logan Jr. officiating, with burial at the Caudill Family Cemetery, Soldier.”
The cemetery survey by the Rowan County Historical Society, however, lists him as being buried in Brown Cemetery in Morehead.
Notes for Reba M. Dehart
The Kentucky birth index lists Reva M. Dehart, born 2 Nov 1922 in Rowan Co., mother’s maiden name Hassie Johnson.
The SSDI lists Reba M. Caudill, born 22 Nov 1922, died 24 Jan 2002, last residence Olive Hill, Carter Co., Ky, SSN issued in Indiana.
The SSDI lists Reba M. Caudill, born 22 Nov 1922, died 24 Jan 2002, last residence Olive Hill, Carter Co., Ky, SSN issued in Indiana.
Census Notes for Otis Clayton & Reba M. (Family)
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Morehead precinct, ED 103-2, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 10A as family #145:
Caudill, Ottis, 20, laborer at clay mine; Reba, wife, 17. Both born in Ky, living in same place but not same house in 1935.
The preceding household is headed by Otis’ brother Allie, and the one before that by his parents.
Caudill, Ottis, 20, laborer at clay mine; Reba, wife, 17. Both born in Ky, living in same place but not same house in 1935.
The preceding household is headed by Otis’ brother Allie, and the one before that by his parents.
