Cora “Tody” Francis (Boardman) Hefner

Funeral services for Cora “Tody” Francis Hefner, 89, of Pittsburg will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 11, 2023, at South Jefferson Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant with Dr. Tommy Oglesby officiating.  Interment will be in Crossroads Cemetery in Camp County.  Arrangements are under the direction of Erman Smith Funeral Home.  Mrs. Hefner passed away, Monday, August 7, 2023, in a Tyler hospital.

Mrs. Hefner was born on December 26, 1933, in Quemado, New Mexico to H. J. and Mary Skelton Boardman.  She was a homemaker and member of South Jefferson Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant.

She is survived by her sons, Dan Hefner, Hank Hefner, and Paul Hefner; 11 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren; sister, June Yates.

Mrs. Hefner was preceded in death by her husband, Leo; sons, Tommy Hefner and Joe Hefner; and parents.

Pallbearers will be Isaac Hefner, John Hefner, Joe Hefner, Eli Hefner, Ian Hefner, and Malea Hefner.

Visitation will be from 9:15 a.m. to 10:00 a.m., Friday, August 11, 2023, at South Jefferson Baptist Church in Mt. Pleasant.

The family request in place of flower memorials be made to South Jefferson Baptist Church or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.