Clara Malone

Clara Rinda Malone, 81, passed away Monday, Feb. 11, 2013, at a local nursing home.She retired from the Raddison Read House. She was a faithful member of St. Mary P.B. Church where she served on the usher board. She was also a member of the Eastern Star.She leaves to cherish her memory her daughters, Gloria Robinson, Elizabeth Townsend and Phyllis Malone; son, Anthony Jerome Malone; brother, Robert Lee Malone, Hartsville, Ala.; grandchildren, LaShaun Pierce, Demetric Wade, Christopher Malone, Terrance Malone, Anthony Malone Jr.; other relatives and friends.Service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2013, at St. Mary P.B. Church. Pastor Raymond Moore and Rev. Clarence Smith will be officiating.Interment at Highland Cemetery.The body will lie in state after noon today and family will receive friends 7 to 8 p.m. .John P. Franklin Funeral Home, 1101 Dodds Avenue, 423-622-9995.