Claira M Hathaway

September 9, 1941 - January 29, 2020

Funeral service for Claira M. Hathaway, 78, of Piedmont will be Saturday, February 01, 2020 at 1:00 P.M. at Thompson Funeral Home with the Rev. Garry Brown officiating. Burial will follow at Nances Creek Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday from 11:00 – 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Mrs. Hathaway passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Piedmont Health Care Center. She is survived by her children, Paula Allen (Tim) of Ringgold, Georgia, Sandra Edevane (Bill) of Pennsylvania and Donnie Hill (Kerry Austin) of Piedmont; eight grandchildren, Dustin Hill, Craig Hill, Jaylon Hill, Paul Allen, Andrew Allen, Alicia Smith, Brandy Miller and Jessie Smith(Kyle Will); eight great-grandchildren, Gavin Bass,Slate Allen, Annilie Allen, Brentley Morgan, Aiden Hill, Ashlyn Smith, Eric Smith and Matt Smith; and one sister, Robbie Jean Self of Pennsylvania. Pallbearers will be Craig Hill, Jaylon Hill, Dustin Hill, Andrew Allen, Paul Allen and Eric Smith. Mrs. Hathaway was a longtime resident of Piedmont and was a member of Nances Creek Baptist Church. She retired from the Piedmont City School System with over 20 years of service. She enjoyed sewing and was a wonderful cook. She loved her family and was always there for them. Mrs. Hathaway was preceded in death by her husband, Marshall Roberts; daughter, Teresa White and her parents, Robert and Ruby Minter.