Joe Frank Caudle

Frank Caudle fought a battle he could not win, against an enemy he could not defeat. Frank was a physically powerful man standing six feet five inches tall and weighing around two hundred sixty pounds. However, he was as gentle and loving a soul as has ever wandered this earth. He loved almost everything, and anyone who knew him loved him, too. He loved old cars and Frog Follies. He loved every animal, especially the birds that visited his feeders and his dogs, Betsy and Mollie. He loved his friends and his neighbors. He never met a stranger. He loved his brothers and sisters in Christ. He really loved his family. Most of all, Frank loved Jesus Christ, and Jesus loved him; and because He loved him so much, Jesus fought the battle Frank could not win and won the victory. (1st Corinthians 15:57) On March 18, 2011, the Father called Frank home, VICTORIOUS! Joe Frank Caudle, 60, was born and reared in Maury County. He was the son of the late Everett Thomas Caudle and Janie Marie Norman Caudle. He was a 1969 graduate of Columbia Central High School and retired from the maintenance department of General Electric Corporation with 27 years service. He was devoted to a family which returned his love, including his wife of 40 years, Aloha Loftin Caudle; daughter and son-in-law, Janna and Blaine Hyle of Columbia; son and daughter-in-law, Paul and Jeana Caudle of Santa Fe; grandchildren, John Paul Caudle, Sammy Joe Caudle, and Eli Hyle; brother and sister-in-law, Johnny and Elizabeth Caudle of Flintstone, Georgia; sister-in-law, Cindy Crigger of Columbia; brother-in-law, Paul Loftin of Dunlap; and best friend, Bobby Floyd of Santa Fe. The family expresses deepest appreciation to Caris Hospice and Mid-State Cardiology for their care and concern during his illness. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols with Clay Gentry officiating. Burial will follow in Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Sunday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com.Active pallbearers are Tommy Blackburn, Butch Watson, Ira Conner, Jeff Kulas, Adam Mullinax, Terry Duncan, Jeremy Vanderford, Carl Vanderford, Greg McMeen, Luke Harrison, Joe San Caudle, and Randy Caudle. Honorary pallbearers include Bobby Floyd, Bobby Holt, Charles Fred Boshers, Mike Anderson, Billy Hasrrison, Sterling Marlin, Steve Loftin, Bobby Hyle, Terry Odom, Rush Mayfield, men of Lanton Church of Christ, friends from General Electric, Alumni of Tennessee Orphans' Home, and Nett's Morning Coffee Drinkers.