Born on February 24, 1930 in Panther, WV, Gloria was the daughter of the late Roscoe Thompson and Amanda Bailey Thompson. She was married to James Franklin Caudill Jr. for sixty-six wonderful years until his passing in 2014.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Willard Ray Thompson and Leon Roscoe Thompson; five sisters, Clara Beatrice Thompson Bailey, Opal May Thompson Phillips, Violet Maude Thompson Burris, Edith Thompson, and Ovella Katherine Thompson; a son, James Scott Caudill and a grandson, David Wayne Caudill.
She is survived by a son, Larry Leon Caudill, and his wife, Kathy, of Rock Hill, SC; two grandchildren, Erin Caudill Gilles and her husband Richard, also of Rock Hill and Amanda Caudill of Charleston, WV: and three great grandchildren.
Gloria was a homemaker who loved cooking, decorating, and caring for family and neighbors. Every holiday included wonderful food and unbelievable desserts.
She was a long time resident of Beckley, WV and spent the last fifteen years at the Villages at Greystone where she was recently recognized as their longest attending resident.
Services will be held at 11:00 on Friday August 30, 2024 at Blue Ridge Funeral Home with Noah Toney officiating. Friends may call from 10:00 until the time of the service. Burial will follow at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens.
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