Annie Louise Lindsay Cauley, age 85, of Millboro, Virginia, went to her heavenly home Thursday, September 26, 2013, from her daughter's residence, surrounded by her family.

She was born April 5, 1928 in Richmond, Virginia, to the late Arthur Velmont Lindsay and Louise Vermillera Lindsay.

She was a school teacher for Bath County Public Schools and a retired cashier for The Homestead Resort.

She was a member of Living Stones Ministries and the Order of the Eastern Star.

She was a beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother who dedicated her entire life to her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Earl William Cauley, Sr. in 1972; a brother, Arthur Lindsay and his wife, Mina; and a grandson, Korey Lee Ryder.

She is survived by eight children, Linda Shaffier and husband, Carl, Mary Robertson and husband, Tommy, LeeLee Thompson and husband, Dale, Sr., Earl Cauley, Jr. and wife, Lynn, Thomas Cauley, Glenn Cauley and companion, Vickie Ryder, Barbara Ryder and husband, Danny, and Susie Mae Cauley; eighteen grandchildren, Marsha Perdue and husband, Bart, Laura Gillispie and husband, Glenn, Christina Oliver and husband, Brent, April Tuning and husband, Greg, Jessica Forbes and husband, Robert, Dale Thompson, Jr. and wife, Jessica, Eric Thompson and friend, Julie McAllister, Dennis Cauley and friend, Dana Huffman, Steven Cauley and friend, Heather Brooks, Brian Cauley and wife, Stephanie, Tiffany Myers and husband, Mark, Clinton Cauley and wife, Ashley, Mike Cauley, Kimberly Cauley, Shawn Ryder and wife, Casey, Sara Jeffries and husband, Brian, William Gibson and wife, Christin, and Casey Williams and husband, Jonathan; twenty-eight great grandchildren, Faith and Hope May, Owen and Cade Perdue, Sydney and Brayden Gillispie, Derek and Lindsay Oliver, Austin, Wade and Renee Tuning, Trinity and Alexis Forbes, Tyler and Emily Thompson, Layla McAllister, Kaytlyn, Ciara, Cole and Charlotte Cauley, Hunter, Caleb and Hannah Myers, Parker Cauley, Haley Ryder, Braydon and Micah Gibson, and Kenzlie Williams; a number of nieces and nephews, and great nieces and great nephews, including special great niece, Lindsay Smith; and special friends, Elizabeth Ailstock, Racheal Persinger, and Brian Anthony Smith.

A funeral service will be conducted on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Living Stones Ministries, Clifton Forge with Reverend Michael Rollins officiating. Interment will follow in Windy Cove Cemetery, Millboro. Mrs. Cauley's grandsons will serve as pallbearers.

The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Nicely Funeral Home, Clifton Forge and other times at the family home place, 3283 Indian Draft Road, Millboro, Virginia.

The family suggests memorial tributes take the form of contributions to the American Cancer Society, Alleghany Highlands Division, C/O Karen Buzzard, 807 McCormick Blvd, Clifton Forge, VA 24422.