Carol Ann Cauley

Carol Ann Cauley (nee Everson) took the hand of Jesus January 25, 2025 to her eternal home with Him with a joyous heart for her Savior's resurrection promise. She reached out for her Lord's hand upon her last breath with her children by her side at her home of 58 years in Washington Twp., MI. Peace was present on her precious face after a brief yet spiritual faith courage to pancreatic cancer. Carol Ann, sweetest child of God, was born March 16, 1937 to parents Raymond Everson and Violet Everson (nee Crete) at home on Parkgrove in Detroit, Michigan. Adored and cherished Wife to William (Bill) Cauley for 57 years prior to her One And Only Love's passing in 2012. Bill and Carol were joyfully married March 25, 1955 at St. Rita's Catholic Church in Detroit. They were teenage sweethearts introduced by God's designed happenstance after Sunday Mass at a favorite corner malt shop. Mom and Dad were true Love Birds and called each other Snugglebunny throughout their beautiful marriage of love and devotion. Most precious perfect loving Mother to Kenneth her first born (dec'd 2003) Cauley (Linda), devoted youngest son Michael (Perri) Cauley, daughter Sheryl (Mike dec'd 2021) O'Donnell. Beloved treasured Grandma to Christina (Mat) Mitchell, Kenneth (Valerie) Cauley, Anna (Jon) Durham, Jaclyn Cauley, Danielle Cauley. Sweet gentle Great Grandma to Lucas and Jacob Mitchell, Vivian and Victoria Cauley, Jonathan and Aiden Durham. Aunt to Marilyn, Terri, Tim (dec'd 2011), Steve, Nora, Joe, Jim, Mary, Jessica, Sarah, Tiffany. Mom was the fifth child in her Everson family and was preceded in death by parents and siblings Jewell, Betty, Gordon and Calvin. She was nicknamed by her older brothers and sisters as Curly Ann for her golden blonde curled locks of hair. Mom's parents owned Everson 5 & 10 store on St. Clair at the corner of Charlevoix in Detroit for many years until the early 1950's. She attended the elementary school across the street from the store and after school she had to work in the store alongside her Mom. She mostly did the candy counter as a small child, but as she grew older her duties in the store increased especially since her father became too ill to work. Mom was very smart, she graduated from Denby High in Detroit in 1954 a year early having achieved an above average grade point and surplus business credit accomplishments. As a teen after the 5 & 10 store closed, Mom contributed to family income working at a theatre selling tickets, cashier at Big Bear Grocery all awhile taking the trolley cars to and fro. Before her graduation she secured work as an executive secretary to both a lawyer and insurance agent typing, Dictaphone and shorthand until Dad and she married. Mom was a parttime Realtor 1973-1975 but ended her pocket change fun job as the fulltime loving caretaker to Dad's aging parents and aunt selflessly for 13 years. Her family heritage is Irish, Norwegian on Everson side and French, Canadian and Micmac Indian of Nova Scotia Canada on Crete side. Her grandson once told her, "Grandma, you are a mut!" She laughed in her wonderful sense of humor and agreed. Mom was deeply committed to her Lord and to His ways: to love selflessly and unconditionally, with patience and understanding, kindness and compassion, charity, humility. She always offered herself wholly with the purest of Christian love to family and all. To know Mom's life is to know Corinthians 13:1-13. Until her recent illness at nearly 88 years old, Mom kneeled at her bedside each morning in prayer of thanksgiving and prayers for others in need. She drew great strength saying her rosary each day. Dad and Mom were attending members of SS John and Paul Catholic Parish since it's founding in 1980. Our precious sweet Mom had the exceptional loving soul of an angel; she is so beautiful in appearance with her pretty blue eyes, a gentle smile that warmed you instantly, a soft voice that was calming and her endearing embraces always saying, "I love you!" in each gathering or phone call, the sharing of her beloved faith and teaching us each how to love, forgive and to be genuinely kind like Christ is a treasured gift of hers that will not be lost to her family with the passage of time. We surely grieve her ever loving presence in our lives today but are joyful with her that she has received her eternal peace with God, Dad and her son Kenny in our Lord's heavenly kingdom. We are all so blessed to have had her as our Mom, thanks be to God for sharing her with us through His Most Holy Grace. Carol's family will receive friends for visitation on Wednesday, January 29th from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 8459 Hall Road (3 blocks East of Van Dyke), Utica. She will lie in state at 10:30 a.m. until the time of her funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. at S.S. John and Paul Catholic Church, 7777 West 28 Mile Road, Washington Township, Michigan. Interment Christian Memorial Gardens West Cemetery, Rochester Hills. Please share a story or leave a tribute at www.SullivanFuneralDirectors.com

Carol Ann Cauley

March 16, 1937 - January 25, 2025