Beatrix Holbrook Caudill - 1909-2008
Beatrix Holbrook Caudill, 98, of Baptist Village in Erlanger, Ky., formerly of Ashland, Ky., died Wednesday morning, Jan. 30, 2008, in St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Edgewood, Ky., following a sudden illness.
Mrs. Caudill was born March 15, 1909, in Bonanza, Ky., a daughter of the late William Taulbee and Stella Stanley Holbrook.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Samuel Everett Caudill, in 2000; and three sisters, Ruby Webb, Madge Venters and Margaret Davis.
She was the former owner of Jack & Jill shops in Ashland and later retired from Montgomery Ward in Jacksonville, Fla. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church, Eastern Star and Kings Daughters Medical Center Auxiliary.
Surviving are a son, William Donald Caudill and his wife, Betsy Watkins Caudill, of Cincinnati; a sister, Blanche Moore of Bear Creek, Ky.; two grandchildren, Melissa Hardy of Columbus, Ohio, and Andrea Heekin of Cincinnati; and great-grandchildren Megan Brooks Hardy, Emma Lillian Hardy, William Conner Heekin, Tyler John Heekin and Brady Mills Heekin.
A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at Rose Hill Burial Park Mausoleum Chapel in Ashland by the Rev. James Kelly Caudill. Burial will be in Rose Hill Burial Park.
Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Steen Funeral Home-Central Avenue Chapel in Ashland.
Friends may make contributions to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Condolences may be sent to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
