Delores Clardy

She was preceded in death by her parents; and her brother, Charles Wilbur Beecham.

Delores is survived by her children, Paula Beecham, Teresa Clardy, and Tyrone P. Clardy, Sr.; grandchildren, Alex Clardy, Michael Jones, Tyrone P. Clardy, Jr., Shante Clardy-Rodarte, Sean Dickey, and Vanessa Clardy; and 7 great grandchildren.

Delores was a very accomplished and independent woman, and a very devoted friend. She worked for Boeing in Southern California, retiring after over 35 years of employment, and was a member of Highland Acres Church of Christ, in Statesville.

She was an avid reader and an author of two books, “Tiger Questions U” and “Brain Surgery and Recovery from a Patient’s Point of View”. She survived two brain surgeries and was a two time breast cancer survivor.

She was an excellent cook, so much so that for years she would make burritos and sell them to her coworkers. She was also very artistic and had a great sense of fashion, she made macramé keychains, and would sew her own clothes and wear them to work the next day.

As a child, Delores was a member of Canaan Baptist Church in Milwaukee, WI, where her father was a prominent pastor, and she was a pianist. Located near the church, The Rev. H. Matthew Beecham Education Facility represents how much the family was appreciated by Canaan Baptist Church leaders and members and by the local community.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Ms. Clardy.