Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameBobby Ray Caudle 
Birth8 Feb 1943, Stanly County, NC
Death26 Jul 2005, Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, NC
Burial29 Jul 2005, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
FatherWade Hampton Caudle (1919-1985)
MotherFlossie Efird (1922-1964)
Spouses
Birth3 Nov 1943, Rowan County, NC
Death15 Jan 2024, Gold Hill, Rowan County, NC
Burial19 Jan 2024, Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell, Rowan County, NC
FatherClaude Alexander Drye (1919-1971)
MotherMary Lou Shaver (1924-2012)
Marriage29 Jun 1962
ChildrenRebecca Louise “Becky” (1964-)
Johnny Ray (Died as Infant) (1966-1966)
Susan Marie “Susie” (1968-)
Notes for Bobby Ray Caudle
Bobby Caudle
GOLD HILL - Bobby Caudle, 62, of Gold Hill, died Tuesday (July 26, 2005) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. Born Feb. 8, 1943, in Stanly County, Mr. Caudle was a son of the late Wade and Flossie Efird Caudle. Educated in Rowan County schools, he attended Liberty United Methodist Church.
Mr. Caudle retired due to disability from Matthews International, where he was a mechanic and welder for 25 years. He was an avid grandfather clock-maker.
Also preceding him in death was son Johnny Ray Caudle, who died in February 1966; brother Alvin Caudle, who died in 1968; and son-in-law Don Swing, who died Dec. 9, 2003.
Survivors include wife Nancy Drye Caudle, whom he married June 29, 1962; daughters Susan Swing of Gold Hill and Becky Ludwick and husband Thomas William Ludwick of Salisbury; grandchildren Daniel Kesler and Thomas William Ludwick Jr.; great-grandchildren Austin Ludwick and Trevor Ludwick; sister Shelia Dry of Gold Hill; and mother-in-law Mary Lou Dry of Rockwell.
Services : 10 a.m. Friday at Powles Funeral Home Chapel, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Dan Gobble, pastor of Providence United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.
Visitation : 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell. At other times, the family will be at the residence.
Memorials : American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC, or American Heart Association, 222 S. Church St., Suite 303, Charlotte, NC.
Salisbury Post, 28 Jul 2005
GOLD HILL - Bobby Caudle, 62, of Gold Hill, died Tuesday (July 26, 2005) at Presbyterian Hospital, Charlotte. Born Feb. 8, 1943, in Stanly County, Mr. Caudle was a son of the late Wade and Flossie Efird Caudle. Educated in Rowan County schools, he attended Liberty United Methodist Church.
Mr. Caudle retired due to disability from Matthews International, where he was a mechanic and welder for 25 years. He was an avid grandfather clock-maker.
Also preceding him in death was son Johnny Ray Caudle, who died in February 1966; brother Alvin Caudle, who died in 1968; and son-in-law Don Swing, who died Dec. 9, 2003.
Survivors include wife Nancy Drye Caudle, whom he married June 29, 1962; daughters Susan Swing of Gold Hill and Becky Ludwick and husband Thomas William Ludwick of Salisbury; grandchildren Daniel Kesler and Thomas William Ludwick Jr.; great-grandchildren Austin Ludwick and Trevor Ludwick; sister Shelia Dry of Gold Hill; and mother-in-law Mary Lou Dry of Rockwell.
Services : 10 a.m. Friday at Powles Funeral Home Chapel, Rockwell, conducted by the Rev. Dan Gobble, pastor of Providence United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Brookhill Memorial Gardens, Rockwell.
Visitation : 7-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Powles Funeral Home, Rockwell. At other times, the family will be at the residence.
Memorials : American Cancer Society, 6000 Fairview Road, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC, or American Heart Association, 222 S. Church St., Suite 303, Charlotte, NC.
Salisbury Post, 28 Jul 2005