Gerald E. Caudill, 68, of Catlettsburg, Ky., went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Feb. 18, in Kingsbrook Lifecare Center at Ashland.
Mr. Caudill was born Nov. 9, 1934, at River, Ky., a son of the late Samuel E. and Lorena Gambill Caudill.
He was the husband of Christene Preston Caudill.
An Army veteran, he was retired from Jeffrey Manufacturing and Goodman Conveyor with 42 years of service. He was a member of Ironville Enterprise Baptist Church, where he was a trustee, and of Rush Masonic Lodge #715, Rush Order of the Eastern Star, Scottish Rite and El Hasa Shrine.
He was external communications coordinator for the Ashland Boyd County Catlettsburg office of emergency management. A member of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Big Sandy Amateur Radio Association and River Cities Amateur Radio Association, he held the highest class of amateur radio license, which is Extra Class.
Through the River Cities Amateur Radio Assocation, he was also a Volunteer Examiner for the Federal Communications Commission for Amateur Radio, and was a certified emergency communicator with ARRL.
He is survived by a half-brother, William Donald Caudill of Cincinnati, Ohio; two nieces, Melissa Hardy and Andrea Brooks Heekin; a great-niece, Maegan Brooks Hardy; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at the Rose Hill Mausoleum.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Steen Funeral Home-Marshall Steen Chapel in Ashland. There will be a Masonic service by Rush Lodge #715 at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY. 41101.
