Joan Lee Caudell

Joan Lee Caudell, of Ratcliff, Ark., passed away Monday, Nov. 21, 2016, in Fort Smith, Ark. She was born June 24, 1933, in Homer, La. She was 83 years old. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Brooklyn Freewill Baptist Church, located near Ratcliff, under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home and Flower Shop in Charleston. Her body will be cremated following the funeral service. She is survived by her husband of 16 years, George W. Caudell; one daughter, Teresa Singleton of Fayetteville; two sons, Dwight Miner of Harrison and Frank Miner of Eldon, Mo.; two step-daughters, Ranita Wyatt of Orlando, Fla. and Robin Casteal of Pleasant Hill, Mo.; two step-sons, Randall Caudell of Fayetteville and Harold Caudell of West Fork; three sisters, Lucian Lee, Reva Mills and Dixie Mills, all of Fayetteville; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Family will visit with friends from 5-7 p.m. Friday night at the funeral home in Charleston. To pay an online tribute, please visit www.brothertonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.