Cleo spent her childhood growing up in Wyoming and California. At the age of 22, she met Frank — lovingly known as her “favorite pain in the butt” — and just three days later, the two decided to get married, beginning a lifelong adventure together. Six years later, Frank and Cleo, along with Terry and Tanya, made their home in Oklahoma.

Cleo was no stranger to hard work. In the early years of their marriage, she worked side by side with Frank hauling hay during the summers. She later worked as a secretary for Sulphur Public Schools for 30 years, where she touched many lives with her kindness and dedication. After retirement, she continued serving others as a real estate agent.

More than anything, Cleo cherished her family. One of Cleo’s greatest joys was being involved in every aspect of her grandchildren’s lives. Whether it was traveling out of state for football games, celebrating weddings in Mexico, attending birthday parties, going on family trips, babysitting, or simply showing up for whatever was thrown her way, she was always there. Her joy was contagious, her stories unforgettable, and her spirit was always the life of the party. Above all, Cleo treasured her relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ and she prayed that her family and friends would develop the same relationship.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Frank Caudle; infant son, Gerald; stepchildren, Michael Caudle and Linda Shelton; grandchildren, Nissa Daniels, Michael Batterton and Shawn Shelton; mother, Cleo Mae Boan; father, Loren Boan; and brother, Earl Boan. She is survived by her children, Tanya and Tony Daniels, and Terry Caudle; stepdaughter, Frankie Martire and husband Richard; grandchildren, LaTisha and Shane Bynum, LaKrista and Mitchell Valentine, Johnny and Krista Samples, Brayden Daniels, Shannon and Randall Webster, Nick and Krystal Robinson, Richard Martire, Chris Shelton, and Erica Caudle; great-grandchildren, Lexi and Beau Joplin, Maddux Boyd, Lucca and Riggs O’dell, Houston and Ryder Bynum, Jaxtyn and Knoxleigh Samples, Braylee Daniels, Karen, Linsey, and Ryan Batterton, Tinsley and Teaghan Webster, Mason and Aiden Robinson, and Gillian and Gabe Shelton; brother, Alvin Boan and wife Ruthie; sister, Verda Lee Massey; and two bonus daughters, Liz Dilbeck and Dawnnea Jones.

Services were held at Crossway Church in Sulphur at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026 officiated by Bill Leveridge and Alvin Boan, Jr. Interment followed at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur under the direction of DeArman Funeral Home of Sulphur.