During the early hours of August 30, 2024, one of God’s most cheerful servants won the victory over cancer and laid down her armor to run into heaven and meet her Savior face to face. Aloha Marie Caudle was many things, but loyal friend, devoted wife, and fierce Mom were the three things that defined her. Even as cancer began to destroy her body, she was often the life of any interaction with her contagious smile and non-stop banter. As the disease progressed, you could see the toll it was having on her, but it never took away her smile. In the end, as she approached the day, her faith was steadfast and she leaned on her Creator every moment, surrounded by all those friends and family whose lives were made brighter by that smile.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home with Clay Gentry officiating. Burial will follow at Polk Memorial Gardens. The family will visit with friends Monday, September 2, 2024 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Oakes & Nichols Funeral Home. Online condolences may be extended at www.oakesandnichols.com.
A member of the Jackson Heights Church of Christ, she was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Frank Caudle. She is survived by her children: devoted daughter Janna Hyle (Blaine) and adoring son Paul Caudle; by her grandchildren: John Paul Caudle, Eli Hyle, and Sammy Joe Caudle; a great-grandson, Jagger Lane Caudle; a loving brother, Paul Loftin; and sister, Cindy Crigger. Additionally, Aloha has many close brothers and sisters from her family at the Tennessee Orphans Home where she and Paul were raised. Aloha was the daughter of the late James Paul Loftin, Sr. and Katherine Lovier Loftin.
Pallbearers will be John Paul Caudle, Eli Hyle, Sammy Joe Caudle, Mike Hergert, Adam Mullinax, Jeremy Vanderford, Isaac Gentry, and Micah Gentry. Honorary pallbearers will include T. O. H. Alumni.
