Mrs. Clara Dell McCann Huffman

Mrs. Clara Dell McCann Huffman, age 77, of Ararat, NC, gracious wife of 53 years, nurturing mother, grandmother, great grandmother and proud leader of her family was carried away to the Lord by angels after a long and courageous battle on June 20, 2011 at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston Salem. Clara Dell McCann Huffman was born in Wilkes County on June 5, 1934 to the late James E. and Maude Burcham McCann. She was raised on a farm a short distance from Ronda and graduated from Ronda High School. She was a member of Popular Springs Baptist Church of Siloam, NC. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a special grandson, Jeremiah Clifton Baker; three sisters Erlene McCann, R.V. McCann Johnson and Doris McCann Tharpe; four brothers Byron McCann, Fredick McCann, Henry McCann and J.L. McCann; brother-in-law Vernon Howard. Surviving is her husband Kenneth E. Huffman of the home; one daughter Tammy (Dell) Huffman and Scott Oklatner of Woodstock, N.Y.; two sons and daughters-in-law David and Lynn Huffman of Mt. Airy, NC, Stuart and Denise Huffman of Siloam, NC; grandchildren Joshua and Bianca Corder of Ronda, Jena Caudle of Boonville, Jessica and Joe Harpe of Winston-Salem, Greyson Inscore of Mt. Airy, Whitney Huffman of Siloam; great-grandchildren Taylor Sierra Caudle, Gavin Corder, Dakota Caudle, Parker Corder, Aspen Caudle, Wyatt Harpe; two sisters Norma Howard of Winston Salem, Betty and Felix Tharpe of Dobson, NC; two brothers Tom and Nora McCann, Bill and Bonnie McCann all of Roaring River, NC. Several loving nephews and nieces and her special sister-in-law Mercedes (Marty) Naumann also survive Clara Dell Huffman. Funeral services will be held 2:00 P.M. Saturday June 25, 2011 at Popular Springs Baptist Church with burial to follow in the church cemetery. Brother Curtis Ponder is officiating the service. The family will receive friends at Moody-Davis Funeral Home in Dobson, on Friday evening from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.