Striken At Home; Woman Dies Later Mrs. Eva Snellings Fordham, 56, died at Oak Ridge Hospital at 7 p.m., Saturday after suffering a stroke and being found unconcious on the floor of her resident at 1051 East Drive, Clinton, on Friday. Mrs. Fordham, a diabetic had been seriouslly ill for about three months. She was found by her brother, Walter Snellings, who had done grocery shopping for her and found her door locked when he arrived at her appartment at 6 p.m., Friday. He summoned another person to open the door for him and found her on the floor, apparently in a coma. Mrs. Fordham had been released three weeks ago from a hospital in Atlanta, where a daughter resides. She had been residing alone since her return, although she was confined to bed. Before her illness, Mrs. Fordham had cared for her invalid mother in her home. She was born in Scott Co., but had resided in Anderson Co. since she was about 15 years old. She attended the Clinton Church of God. She is survived by two daughters; Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth Nelson of Asheville, N.C. and Mrs. Carmellia Sue Meredith of Atlanta; six grandchildren; her mother, Mrs. Cynthia Snellings of Monterey, TN.: a sister, Mrs. Gladys Randolph of Monterey and three brothers; Archie Snellings of Lake City, Jack Snellings of Knoxville and Walter Snellings of Clinton. Funeral services were Tuesday in the Chapel of Martin Funeral, Clinton and were conducted by Rev. L.E. Keck. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery. Clinton Couier News December 12, 1974