Obituary of Rachel Pardue

Rachel Coffey Pardue, age 50, of Sweet Water Lane, Vilas, passed away Saturday, October 15, 2022. Rachel was born August 20, 1972 in Watauga County. She and her husband Lynn worked as a team installing flooring in many homes and businesses in Watauga County and surrounding areas. Her main focus in life was caring for her family, husband, daughters and grandchildren, all she loved dearly. Rachel was very much a people person, always meeting strangers who quickly became a friend. A nature lover at heart, she enjoyed growing, tending and sharing her house plants, watching wild birds, but most of all, she loved her cats. Rachel is survived by her husband, Ernest Lynn Pardue; daughters, Sky McMahon and husband, Justin, of Maryville, TN and Stormy Johnson and husband, Ben, of Cookeville, TN; grandchildren, Rhylei, Autumn and Hanlon McMahon and Forest Johnson; her mother, Bonnie Faulkner, brother, Daniel Davis and wife, Rosey and niece, Bridgett Church, all of Crumpler. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Floyd and Nellie Coffey. The family will receive friends Sunday evening, October 23, 2022, from 5 until 7 o'clock at Austin & Barnes. The family requests memorials to Austin & Barnes Funeral Home to assist with expenses. Online condolences may be shared at the website www.austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Pardue family.