1928
Mary
2014
Mary St. Clair
April 30, 1928 — February 4, 2014
Obituary for Mary St. Clair (Parker)
Funeral services for Mary St.Clair, 85, of Keene, Texas will be conducted at 11:00 am Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Rosser Chapel with visitation at 6:00 to 8:00 pm Friday.
Mrs. St.Clair passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in Keene, Texas. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 30, 1928, the daughter of Nina (Parkinson) and Jesse Parker. Mary grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she graduated from Tulsa Central High School and attended Tulsa School of Business where she received a secretarial certificate.
Mary met Dale St. Clair on one of his visits to Tulsa where he hitch-hiked from WWII basic training in Missouri. Soon after Dale returned from Germany at the end of WWII, they were married on January 23, 1947 in Tulsa. Mary became a homemaker as their four children were born in less than five years. They lived in many places including Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. For many years they owned a music store in Dewey, Oklahoma where Mary assisted Dale. Upon retiring they sold their home and bought an RV. She kept home in the RV while they traveled throughout 49 of the 50 United States. When their traveling days ended they settled down in Keene, Texas were she was a member of the Joshua Seventh-day Adventist Church and where they could enjoy visits from their children and grandchildren.
Mary had a gift for loving children and they in turn loved her. Mary was known for her “Love Pats”, being pessimistic, feeding anyone who came to see her, and her lifelong love of ice-cream.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jack Parker; sisters, Maxine Ozbun and Pauline Hull; and granddaughter, Mindy Owen Smith.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Dale St.Clair of Cleburne, Texas; sons, Pastor Terry St.Clair and Wife Cheryl, of Cleburne and Dan St.Clair and wife, Janna, of Loma Linda, California; daughters, Karen Owen and husband, Elwyn, of Cleburne and Nanette Clapp and husband, Lloyd, of Decatur, Arkansas; Nieces, Beverly OzbunHelt of Broken Arrow, OK, Gloria Haeglin of Clarkston, WA, Paula Osborne of Clackamas, OR, Tricia Bratton of Happy Valley, OR, Marcia Upton of West Lynn, OR, Sandra Swartzendraber of Tigard, OR; Grandchildren, Teresa Couch of Keene, TX, Mark Owen of Walton, WV, Tim Owen of Cleburne, TX, Melissa St. Clair of Lewisville, TX, Richy St. Clair of Niger, Africa, Janelle Lawrence of Cleburne, TX, Jen McElwain of Redlands, CA, Sarah Henderson of Loma Linda, CA, Nick St. Clair of Loma Linda, CA, Julie Watts of Keene, TX, Wendi Clapp of Corrales, NM, Ben Clapp of EwaBeach, HI; and 20 great-grandchildren.
Mrs. St.Clair passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2014 in Keene, Texas. She was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 30, 1928, the daughter of Nina (Parkinson) and Jesse Parker. Mary grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma where she graduated from Tulsa Central High School and attended Tulsa School of Business where she received a secretarial certificate.
Mary met Dale St. Clair on one of his visits to Tulsa where he hitch-hiked from WWII basic training in Missouri. Soon after Dale returned from Germany at the end of WWII, they were married on January 23, 1947 in Tulsa. Mary became a homemaker as their four children were born in less than five years. They lived in many places including Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas and Arkansas. For many years they owned a music store in Dewey, Oklahoma where Mary assisted Dale. Upon retiring they sold their home and bought an RV. She kept home in the RV while they traveled throughout 49 of the 50 United States. When their traveling days ended they settled down in Keene, Texas were she was a member of the Joshua Seventh-day Adventist Church and where they could enjoy visits from their children and grandchildren.
Mary had a gift for loving children and they in turn loved her. Mary was known for her “Love Pats”, being pessimistic, feeding anyone who came to see her, and her lifelong love of ice-cream.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jack Parker; sisters, Maxine Ozbun and Pauline Hull; and granddaughter, Mindy Owen Smith.
She is survived by her husband of 67 years, Dale St.Clair of Cleburne, Texas; sons, Pastor Terry St.Clair and Wife Cheryl, of Cleburne and Dan St.Clair and wife, Janna, of Loma Linda, California; daughters, Karen Owen and husband, Elwyn, of Cleburne and Nanette Clapp and husband, Lloyd, of Decatur, Arkansas; Nieces, Beverly OzbunHelt of Broken Arrow, OK, Gloria Haeglin of Clarkston, WA, Paula Osborne of Clackamas, OR, Tricia Bratton of Happy Valley, OR, Marcia Upton of West Lynn, OR, Sandra Swartzendraber of Tigard, OR; Grandchildren, Teresa Couch of Keene, TX, Mark Owen of Walton, WV, Tim Owen of Cleburne, TX, Melissa St. Clair of Lewisville, TX, Richy St. Clair of Niger, Africa, Janelle Lawrence of Cleburne, TX, Jen McElwain of Redlands, CA, Sarah Henderson of Loma Linda, CA, Nick St. Clair of Loma Linda, CA, Julie Watts of Keene, TX, Wendi Clapp of Corrales, NM, Ben Clapp of EwaBeach, HI; and 20 great-grandchildren.
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