Obituary: Laurinda Pottinger Snider, 81

Laurinda Pottinger Snider, 81, died Thursday, Oct. 24, 2019, at her home. She was born Oct. 12, 1938, in Nelson County, the daughter of the late Hardin Newman Pottinger and Margie Parish Pottinger.

She was a 1956 graduate of Old Kentucky Home High School and 1960 graduate of Western Kentucky University with both a B.S. in Education and Master’s in Special Education. She was a member of Zeta Tau Omega sorority. She retired from the Nelson County school system in 1999 as a special education teacher. She also taught at Mason County High School where she was a biology and physical education teacher and enjoyed serving as a cheerleading sponsor. She was a member of the Town and Country Homemaker’s club and was a dedicated 4-H leader. She was also a member and Sunday school teacher at Trinity Baptist/Big Spring Bloomfield Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by her husband of 59 years, John Kirklin Snider; three children, Timothy (Rozy) Snider, Joel (Lisa) Snider, and Shawn (Alison) Snider; one sister, Nadine (Jim) Ray; one brother, Louie (Lynda) Pottinger; and seven grandchildren, Jordan, Brooke, Jacob, Morgan, Maddie, Gracie and Meredith Snider.

The funeral is noon Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Barlow Funeral Home with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Lisa Zahalka officiating.

Visitation is noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, and 10 a.m. to noon Monday at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may go to Trinity Baptist/Big Spring Bloomfield Presbyterian Church, Blessing Box.

Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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