1927
Clara
2014
Clara Coker
September 18, 1927 — April 9, 2014
Clara Atherton Coker, age 86, passed away at 4:30 pm on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah.
Mrs. Coker was of the Baptist faith. She retired from Martin-Marietta as an Environmental Tech. She also owned and operated her own beauty salon, and worked for The international Shoe Co. She was an avid bowler and a member of the Paducah Women's Bowling Association. She was a long time member of the Fraternal order of the Eagles where She held the office of Past State President of the ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by two daughters, Pam Hofer of Paducah, Barbara Lowry of Mohave Valley, AZ; three sons, Ronnie Atherton and wife Cheryl of Paducah, Kenny Atherton and wife Sharon of Paducah and Steve Atherton and wife Suzie of Paducah; two step-daughters, Patricia Louise Mayes of Cummings, GA, Martha Lee Darnell of Paducah; fourteen grandchildren, Deanna Haynes, Wesley Lowry, Brian Lowry, Kevin Lowry, Paula Barber, Jennifer Watkins, Lea Ann Atherton, David Atherton, Kenya Atherton, Kyle Atherton, Dustyn Hofer, Rachel Goode, Sarah Durbin and Chris Darnell; seventeen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Howard Atherton; her second husband, Harmon, L. (H.L.) Coker, Jr.; four sisters, Velma Miller, Laverne Long, Violet Smith and Annie Mae Thompson; six brothers, Ray Shaffer, Cecil Shaffer, Earl Shaffer, Duward Shaffer, Boyd Shaffer, Jr. and Kenneth Eugene Shaffer. Her parents were Arthur Boyd and Annie (Goad) Shaffer.
Funeral services for Clara Atherton Coker will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Topper Council officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: St Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Kentucky Chapter, 6100 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 401, Louisville, KY 40205.
Mrs. Coker was of the Baptist faith. She retired from Martin-Marietta as an Environmental Tech. She also owned and operated her own beauty salon, and worked for The international Shoe Co. She was an avid bowler and a member of the Paducah Women's Bowling Association. She was a long time member of the Fraternal order of the Eagles where She held the office of Past State President of the ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by two daughters, Pam Hofer of Paducah, Barbara Lowry of Mohave Valley, AZ; three sons, Ronnie Atherton and wife Cheryl of Paducah, Kenny Atherton and wife Sharon of Paducah and Steve Atherton and wife Suzie of Paducah; two step-daughters, Patricia Louise Mayes of Cummings, GA, Martha Lee Darnell of Paducah; fourteen grandchildren, Deanna Haynes, Wesley Lowry, Brian Lowry, Kevin Lowry, Paula Barber, Jennifer Watkins, Lea Ann Atherton, David Atherton, Kenya Atherton, Kyle Atherton, Dustyn Hofer, Rachel Goode, Sarah Durbin and Chris Darnell; seventeen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, William Howard Atherton; her second husband, Harmon, L. (H.L.) Coker, Jr.; four sisters, Velma Miller, Laverne Long, Violet Smith and Annie Mae Thompson; six brothers, Ray Shaffer, Cecil Shaffer, Earl Shaffer, Duward Shaffer, Boyd Shaffer, Jr. and Kenneth Eugene Shaffer. Her parents were Arthur Boyd and Annie (Goad) Shaffer.
Funeral services for Clara Atherton Coker will be at 2:00 PM on Sunday, April 13, 2014 at the Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Topper Council officiating. Burial will follow in the Woodlawn Memorial Gardens. Visitation will begin at 5:00 PM on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at the funeral home.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to: St Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Alzheimer's Association, Greater Kentucky Chapter, 6100 Dutchmans Lane, Suite 401, Louisville, KY 40205.
Service Details
Sunday, April 13th, 2014 2:00pm, Milnor & Orr
Interment Details
Woodlawn Memorial Gardens
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