Deborah Lee Cauley

1953 - 2022

Deborah Lee Cauley
Chanute, Kansas - On Thursday January 27th,2022 Deborah Cauley, loving wife and mother passed away at the age of 68 years old. Deborah was born on November 10, 1953, in Peoria, Illinois to Jay and Betty Hollingshad. She was a woman of many talents and held many hats. She was a Medical Transcriptionist, Emergency Medical Technician, Deputy Coroner, and a one term Mayor of Yates Center and most recently the Secretary of Chanute Christian Academy. On October 6th,1974 she married David Cauley. They raised three children Lesa Schoonover, Dirk Cauley, and Jason Cauley.
Deb had many talents including jewelry making, multi disciplined artist, singer, and musician. Deb was also known for the lives that she has touched and the many charitable works, including but not limited to, running the Yates Center First Baptist Church clothes closet.
Deb was preceded in death by her biological Father Jay Hollingshad and Mother Betty Vetter. She is survived by her husband Reverend David Cauley, her three children, Lesa Schoonover, Dirk Cauley, Jason Cauley, her sister Dorothy Hackett, stepfather Glen Vetter, step brothers Glen Junior, Mike, Dennis, and DeWayne Vetter, six grandchildren, and multiple nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 at Countryside Funeral Home 101 N Highland Ave Chanute at 6 PM to 8 PM and funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 5th, 2022 at the First Baptist Church 118 N. Forest Chanute at 1:30 PM. Memorial donations in her name are encouraged to the Yates Center First Baptist Church 409 W Madison, Yates Center, Kansas 66783 or Chanute Christian Academy Scholarship Fund and may be left with or mailed to the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at: www.countrysidefh.com. Services entrusted to Countryside Funeral Home 101 N. Highland, Chanute, KS 66720.