Clara Beatrice Risley Lohoefer's Obituary
CLARENDON SERVICES - at 10:00 am Monday, January 9, 2006 in Robertson Chapel Of Memories with Rev. Robin Gantz, Retired Presbyterian Minister, and Don Stone, Church of Christ Minister, officiating. INTERMENT- Citizens Cemetery Mrs. Lohoefer was born February 26, 1907 in Hunt County, Texas and was brought to Donley County as an infant by her parents Adam and Icy Stanford Risley. She married Carl Harris in 1924 and then was married to Conrad Jerry Lohoefer in 1935. Clara worked for many years at the Farmers State Bank which later became the First Bank & Trust and then the Herring National Bank, before retiring at the age of 85. She was at one time active in her church. Clara saw many changes in her 98 years including 2 world wars, the great flu epidemic of 1918 that took the lives of many Americans, saw women gain the right to vote and watched men walk on the moon. She often said that she would like to come back in a hundred years to see what the world would be like. She departed this life as she had lived it, with grace and dignity. PRECEDED IN DEATH BY - her husband Jerry Lohoefer; a granddaughter, Deborah Sharp DuPuy; a sister, Helen McGregor; and a brother, Lloyd Risley. SURVIVORS - her daughter, Billie Nell Shaffer of Clarendon; a brother, Maurice Risley and wife Mary Neil of Clarendon; 2 grandchildren, David Sharp of Clarendon and Jennifer Griffin of Florida; 6 great grandchildren; and several great great grandchildren. MEMORIALS- Family requests memorials be sent to Citizens Cemetery Association of Clarendon, or a favorite charity.
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