Edna Coakley

Edna "Carol" Coakley of Aberdeen died March 27 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center in Bel Air. She was 76. Born May 29, 1931 in Waterford, Mich., she was a daughter to the late Norris and Jessie Gilchrist Smith. She was a waitress at Friendly's in Bel Air for many years. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventists. Her family said she loved reading, listening to gospel music and religious television programs such as Benny Hinn. She traveled extensively in Europe and Africa and lived in Daytona Beach and Orange City, Fla. around 13 years before returning to Maryland a few years ago. She is survived by her daughter, Lee Kammerer and her husband, Joseph Sr., of Havre de Grace; grandchildren, Joseph Kammerer Jr., Nicholaus, Brittany, Brianna, and Stormy Kammerer, all of Havre de Grace; sisters, Jaqueline Powers, of Dunedin, Fla., Dorothy Kent, and her husband, Charles, of Orange City, Fla., and Beverly Malenfant, of Lady Lake, Fla; sister-in-law, Raoma Smith, of Huntingtown; niece, Rebecca Sasscer and her husband, Tom, of Huntingtown; grandnieces, Sommer Clark, and her husband, Joe, of Lusby, and Ashlee Sasscer, of Huntingtown; and a brother, Richard Smith and his wife, Jill, of Waterford, Mich. Service was March 29 at Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home in Aberdeen. Rev. Harold Hubble officiated. Interment will be in Michigan at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of your choice. Funeral Home: Tarring-Cargo Funeral Home 333 South Parke Street Aberdeen, MD US 21001