Clara Lou Mckinley

Clara Lou (Vaughn) McKinley, 80 years of age of Acorn Drive Lake Hauto, Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania passed away peacefully on Monday morning December 31, 2018 at St. Luke's Miners Memorial Medical Center in Coaldale, Pennsylvania.  Born on November 19, 1938 in Duggar, Indiana the daughter of the late Garland, and Bueleah (Delph) Vaughn.  She was also predeceased by her husband Christian McKinley on April 25, 2004. Surviving are; sons, Chris A. McKinley and his wife Deborah of Tamaqua, Michael J. McKinley who resided at home; daughter, Lori Foose wife of Quincy of Grier City; grandchildren, Jennifer McKinley, Amanda Herring; sister, Judy Sutton and her husband Mark of Terre Haute Indiana.  A homemaker, Clara was an avid reader. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. of 655 East Broad Street Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550 Funeral Services will be held on Saturday January 5, 2018 at 11 o'clock A.M. from the funeral home.  Friends may call from 9:30 A.M. until time of services. Entombment Calvary Cemetery, Drums, Pennsylvania. Memorials in her name to: Tamaqua/Carbon American Cancer Society, 712 S. Keyser Ave. Taylor, Pennsylvania 18517 online registry and condolences maybe signed at www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com