Fred Caudill

Fredrick Theodore “Fred” Caudill, age 64, of Bethel Acres, Oklahoma passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at 6:40 p.m. surrounded by his family in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

He was born on December 2, 1960 in Bakersfield, California to Junior and Janice (Stallman) Caudill.

Fred was raised in Bethel Acres and attended Bethel High School.

He married the love of his life Lisa (Taron) Caudill on June 12, 1998.  Fred had a heart as big as all outdoors which he willingly gave to his wife 34 years ago.

Fred proudly served in the US Navy from 1979-1985.

He worked 36 years as a section lead at ExxonMobil Chemical. Fred touched so many lives over the course of his career and made many lifetime friendships. He was the definition of a good friend; he was always willing to help anyone at any time.

Fred LOVED his family and friends, he always enjoyed spending time with them. He could laugh and throw malarkey with the best of them. His greatest pride was his family, his children and his grandchildren, they were everything to him. Fred cherished and provided for his family in the best ways possible. Fred was a master carpenter and loved building things. He was an ace mechanic and spent many hours building rock crawler jeeps. He spent countless trips with family and friends running Jeep trails all over the country. Fred loved camping, especially in the mountains of Colorado, there was absolutely nothing he couldn’t figure out how to invest, build or install. Fred was very proud of the home he built with his wife, with some help from friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Junior Caudill, and brother, Lloyd Caudill.

Survivors include his wife of the home, Lisa Caudill; son, Dayton Caudill of Bethel Acres, OK; daughter, Ashely and Jeremy Hensley of Lindsay, OK; grandsons, Case and Easton Matthews, JD Hensley of Lindsay, OK; mother, Janice and Pete Cooper of Bethel Acres, OK; brother, Eric Caudill of Porter, TX and many other in-laws, nieces, nephews, and cherished friends.

Service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Cooper funeral Home Chapel with Father Christopher Brashears, of St. Benedict, Shawnee, Oklahoma officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.

The family has requested in lieu of flowers, please donate to the Autism Foundation of Oklahoma https://www.autismfoundationok.org/donate in honor of Fred Caudill