Claudine Coffey Silver, age 90, of Crumpler, NC passed away on July 30, 2022, at Solace-Hospice Center in Asheville, NC. She was the widow of Leon S. Silver.

Claudine was born on October 15, 1931, to the Rev. Harley C. Coffey and Myrtle Andrews Coffey in the Grandfather Community of Watauga County. She spent her early years in Blowing Rock where she started school. Her family later moved to Lenoir where she attended Whitnel Elementary School and graduated from Lenoir High School in 1950.

Claudine always wanted to be a Teacher, so when their youngest child was three years old, Claudine started college at Lenoir Rhyne. After graduation from Lenoir Rhyne College, she taught English and Latin at Lenoir High School from 1965-1970 and started work on a master's degree. In 1970, Claudine and Leon moved their family to Blowing Rock. From 1970-1971, she was a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Appalachian State University where she earned her Master's in English. Claudine also taught English at Morganton High School in Morganton, and English and Latin at Johnson County High School in Mountain City, TN. In 1978, Claudine founded Anderly Academy, a private K-12 school in Boone, NC. She taught at and operated Anderly Academy for twenty-five years.

In 2000 Claudine and Leon moved to Crumpler. There they were able to have the large vegetable and flower gardens they enjoyed. They joined the Ashe County Farmers Market and made a new circle of gardening friends. Even though Claudine officially retired in 2003, she never quit teaching. She continued to tutor students and assisted the Ashe County Farmers Market with starting a gardening program in the Ashe County Elementary Schools.

Claudine is survived by her five children, daughter Mary Dean Silver and her husband Mike Wise of Boone; son Steve. Silver and wife Mary Stuart of Boone; son Randall Silver and wife Wanda of Blowing Rock; son Joe Silver of Crumpler and daughter Rebecca Silver of Crumpler. She is survived by ten grandchildren, James Taylor and wife Kathy of Watauga, TN; Nick Taylor and wife Stephanie of Vilas; Zack Taylor and wife Emily of Charlotte; Amanda Taylor of Banner Elk; Athen Silver and wife Hilary of Deep Gap; Steven Silver and wife Angela of Boone; Cameron Cooke of Boone; Anita Silver Barnwell and husband G.W. of Asheville; Aaron Silver and wife Lela of Blowing Rock; and Allison Silver Ward and husband Chris of Sugar Gove. She is also survived by 22 great- grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. Claudine is survived by a sister, Maxine Parsons of Granite Falls; a sister-in-law, Ruth Silver Haigler of Georgia, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be conducted Sunday, August 7, 2022, at 3:00 PM, at Hampton Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Reverend Max West will officiate.

The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 3:00, prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to one's local library, or the charity of the donor's choice.

Online condolence may be sent to the Silver family at www.hamptonfuneralnc.com

Hampton Funeral and Cremation Service is in charge of the arrangements.