Eighth Generation

10546. Clara Mae Coffey was born circa 1928 in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC. She lived with her mother in Kings Creek Twp., Caldwell Co., NC on 17 April 1930. Clara died at Lutheran Home, Hickory West in Hickory, Catawba Co., NC on 21 March 2012 and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens Mausolem in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 23 March 2012 .^30947,30948

Obituary, The News-Topic, Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC, Fri., Mar. 23, 2012

Clara Mae Coffey Smith, 84, of Hudson passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at the Lutheran Home Hickory West.

Mrs. Smith was born in Caldwell County to the late George White [sic] Coffey and Lula Jane Barlow Coffey. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband George Lincoln Smith, four sisters and a brother. She was retired from the furniture industry and a member of Friendship Baptist Church.

Survivors include her son, George Edward Smith and wife Patsy of Lenoir; daughters, Dianne Bumgarner and husband Steve of Hudson and Elaine Walsh and husband Darrin of Lenoir. She also leaves behind six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren to cherish her memory.

A funeral service will be held Friday, March 23, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in Pendry's Chapel with Reverend Frank Denning and Reverend Lonnie Bell officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at Pendry's Funeral Home prior to the service from 4:00 until 5:30 p.m.

Serving as pallbearers will be Shannon Bumgarner, Chad Bumgarner, Eddie Smith II, Kirby Anderson, Jeremy Hodges and Jon Woodruff.

Flowers will be accepted or the Smith family respectfully requests that memorials be made to the , Western North Carolina Chapter, 31 College Place, Suite D320, Asheville, NC 28801 or the Lutheran Home Hickory West, 1125 10th Street NW, Hickory, NC 28601.

Online condolences to the family may be placed at www.pendrysfuneralhome.com

Pendry's Funeral Home is honored to be serving the Clara Mae Coffey Smith family.

Clara Mae Coffey and George Lincoln Smith were married. George Lincoln Smith was born on 21 January 1923 in Caldwell Co., NC. George died in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 2 October 2008 and was buried at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Lenoir, Caldwell Co., NC on 3 October 2008 .³⁰⁹⁴⁹