Judith Ann Coughtry Shenda, 67, of Concord, passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center - Northeast. The family will receive friends at Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord on Thursday, May 31, 2012, from 6:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. A memorial service, officiated by Rev. Marty Payton and Rev. Ron Bushey, will follow in the Hartsell funeral Home chapel at 7:00 p.m. Judith was born on April 29, 1945, to the late David Laird Coughtry and the late Virginia Eggleston Coughtry. She is survived by her husband, Jan Michael Shenda; two daughters, Ruth Katharine Duncan of Hopewell, VA and Wendy Brodhead of Northern, VA; two stepdaughters, Dawn Shenda Booth of Concord and Kimberly Ann Shenda of Uniondale, NY, two granddaughters, Rachael Katharine Russo and Abagail Dawn Russo; two sisters, Diana Coughtry Shiflett and Sandy Coughtry Davis, both of Waxhaw; a brother, David Laird Coughtry, II of Waxhaw; three step-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 1901 Brunswick Avenue Suite 100 Charlotte, NC 28207 or Concord Cat Shelter, P.O. Box 3457, Concord, NC 28026. Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Shenda family.