Daytona Beach News Journal <www.news-journalonline.com> 13 Jan 2010 Clara E. Atwood, age 84, of Daytona Beach was called to her heavenly home on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. A Thursday, Jan. 14, visitation will be 5:00-7:00 PM and a funeral service in her honor will be held Friday, January 15, 2010; 11:00 AM at the Daytona Chapel of the Lohman Funeral followed by and interment at Daytona Memorial Park Home. Clara was born in North Carolina to Willis and Ola Talley. She was a graduate of US Navel Nursing program and dedicated her talent as an RN Physician Assistant of Dr. John Cheleden for over 25 years. She was a proud American Red Cross volunteer and member of Crossroads Baptist Church. She was very active with her church family as a youth leader and Sunday School teacher. Clara was a caring, strong, independent woman of knowledge, an avid Atlanta Braves fan who enjoyed canning her husband's bountiful crop, sewing, traveling, fishing, camping with her family, but most of all a wonderful cook, "every meal was a feast." Her beloved husband of 52 years, George Atwood preceded her in death and she leaves behind to cherish her memory a daughter, Shelly (Darryl) Pritchett, Daytona Beach, FL; a daughter by marriage, Deborah Bennett, Greenville S. Carolina; a sister, Agnes Justus, Leesburg, FL; five grandchildren, Jennifer Hanstine, Daytona Beach, FL, Jonathan Schultz, New Smyrna Beach, FL Jennifer Garrett, Greenville, SC, Renee Henderson, Gafney, SC, and Christopher Atwood, Greenville, SC; and numerous great grandchildren. Condolences may be shared with the family online at www.lohmanfuneralhomes.comArrangements are under the careful direction of Lohman Funeral Home Daytona.