Elaine Claunch

March 19, 1924 - July 18, 2017

Elaine McCoy Claunch, 93, passed away Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Booneville. She was born on March 19, 1924, in Prentiss County to Auston Lucien McCoy and Amanda Phifer McCoy. She attended East Prentiss, New Site, and Booneville schools. She married Guy Truman Claunch on March 18, 1950. He preceded her in death on May 18, 1986. Elaine had an unwavering faith in God, and she and her husband shared a love for the East Booneville Baptist Church and attended regularly as long as their health allowed. She served as a Sunday school teacher for a ladies’ class for many years and was a faithful member of WMU. A loving mother, wife, and homemaker, Elaine was an excellent cook and enjoyed preparing meals for her family. Her specialty was chicken and dressing which she prepared in a huge pan every Christmas for the big family Christmas dinner. She was an extraordinary seamstress and also enjoyed crocheting. In 1976 she created and designed her daughter’s beautiful wedding dress. One Christmas she made a pretty dress for her elderly mother as a special gift. Elaine loved flowers of all kinds and enjoyed working in her yard. During her younger years she learned the art of flower arranging and ran her own florist until her health became an issue. After the death of her husband, Elaine enjoyed getting together with her widow friends to visit and play Scrabble. Elaine Claunch will be remembered as a beautiful southern Christian lady with a quiet demeaner and a winning smile. She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, sister, sister-in-law, aunt, and friend. She will be greatly missed by her entire family and her many friends. She is survived by her two children Susan Jones and husband Robert of Pickwick Dam, TN, and Kenny Claunch and wife Amy of Booneville; five grandsons Tyler Jones (Ami) of Pickwick Dam, TN; Trevor, Ethan, Riley, and Brett Claunch all of Booneville; one granddaughter Christian Dodd (William) of Corinth; two great-granddaughters Piper Elaine Jones and Sloane Elizabeth Dodd; three sisters Earlene Lentz (Marion), Shirley Walden, Margie Bray (Charles) all of Booneville; one brother Larry Morgan (Joyce) of Booneville; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather Shelby Morgan, three brothers Clay McCoy, Tharon Morgan, and Vernon Morgan. A celebration of life service is at 2 p.m. Friday, July 21, with visitation from noon until service time at East Booneville Baptist Church with Doctor Steve Howell and Brother Rickey Kelly officiating. Burial will be at New Lebanon Cemetery in Tishomingo County. Booneville Funeral Home is in charge. Pallbearers will be Ty Jones, Trevor Claunch, Ethan Claunch, Riley Claunch, William Dodd, and Steve Morgan. Condolences may be extended to boonevillefuneralhome.net.