Avis de décès de Clara-A. -Thomas-Edmondson Hamilton - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Clara A. Thomas Edmondson Hamilton, formerly of Barry and Newton countines in Missouri, passed away August 1, 2005, at Lakeview Village, Lenexa, Kan. Clara Arline Thomas was born April 13, 1913, to George Albert and Nola Mae (Wiley) Thomas at Leann in Barry County, Mo. She was the oldest of five girls. Her mother died in 1929 and the family later moved to Cassville, Mo. While in high school, she also served as second deputy County Clerk in Barry County, Mo. Clara attended business college in Joplin, Mo. Then, as she wanted to teach school, she took the County Teacher Examination. She attended Southwest Missouri State Teachers College at Springfield the summer of 1932 and taught at Horner School near Cassville, Mo., for one year. She married George Mitchell Edmondson on December 21, 1932, in Exeter, Mo. To this union four children were born and survive: Bennie Edmondson and wife, Lela, of Warrensburg, Mo. Anne Edmondson Barbour and husband, Philip, of Overland Park, Kan. George Edmondson and wife, Judith, of Springfield, Mo. and Gary Edmondson and wife, Nancy, of Independence, Mo. Mitchell and Clara farmed in Barry and Newton Counties until Mitchell's death on September 25, 1957. Clara married LeRoy W. Hamilton in Kansas City, Mo., on October 22, 1966. LeRoy passed away February 4, 1983. Clara was always active in the church and community. She was a 4-H leader while her children were young and Sunday School teacher. During World War II, she took Red Cross training. Clara was a census taker in 1950. Music was very important to her throughout her life. In her early years, it was common for communities to have singing conventions in which she, her sisters, and her father usually participated. For many years at family gathering songfests were a tradition. She also served as church pianist when needed. In March 1955, Clara took a position in the office of Recorder of Deeds in Newton County, Mo., and eventually became deputy in the Circuit Clerk's office. She served in that job for seven years. In 1962, she moved to Kansas City, Mo., to work for the Social Security Administration and was in that job for seven years. In addition to her four children and their spouses, Clara is survived by 13 grandchildre 24 great-grandchildren two sisters, Eileen Sanders of Wheaton, Mo., and Lora Cole of Seneca, Mo. a sister-in-law, Madeline Edmondson of Cassville, Mo. three step-children, Nancy Hamilton, Carter Hamilton, Brenda Hamilton and their families as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. In addition to her mother, Clara was preceded in death by her father step-mother, Lydia Glenn Breshears Thomas and two sisters, Jewell Thomas Kemper and Eula Thomas McAdams. Clara was a member of Johnson County Christian Church in Overland Park, Kan. She was also a member of the James Ross Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 13, 2005, in the Church of Christ in Wheaton, Mo. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery in Cassville, Mo. Pall bearers and honorary pall bearers will be her grandchildren, Daniel Barbour, Michael Barbour, Kimberley Barbour Parten, Timothy Barbour, Kelley Barbour Patterson, Thomas Edmondson, Terrance Edmondson, Kevin Edmondson, Kristi Edmondson Wilson, Debra Yeager, Keith Edmondson, John Edmondson, and Samantha Edmondson Danielson. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are suggested to Crossroads Hospice, 8540 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64138, or the charity of the donor's choice.