Claudine Smith Anderson, 87, of Quinlan, Texas, passed away on April 23, 2025, at the Waterford Assisted Living @ Plano. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 28, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Rev. James Seigler officiating. Burial will follow at Indian Creek Cemetery in Fannin County. Visitation will be Sunday, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Claudine was born September 8, 1937, in Dulaney, Texas to Curtis and Camora Sims Smith. She married Don Weldon Anderson on November 19, 1955, in Durant, Oklahoma. She was a Kindergarten Teacher at Campbell I.S.D. for 34 years. She touched countless lives. She was a member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church. Claudine was a master gardener and a member of the Red Hat Society. She was a wedding caterer and she made grandiose wedding cakes. Finally, she always had a smile for everyone.
She is survived by her husband, Don Weldon Anderson; sons, Donnie Anderson, Jerry Anderson; daughters, Paula Billingslea, Barbara Anderson; grandchildren, Blake Billingslea, Jason Billingslea, Heather Billingslea Pelletier, Madelyn Anderson Johnson, Marilyn Anderson Garrett, Vince Palasciano, Rossi Palasciano; and five great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Tyler, Eleanor, Jaxie and Brady. She is preceded in death by her parents; and brothers, Benjamin Smith, Curtis L. Smith, Thomas and David Smith. Pallbearers will include Blake Billingslea, Jason Billingslea, Vince Palasciano, Casey Johnson, Scott Garrett and Brandon Pelletier.
