Submitted by: Dan Rich

Clara May King

Dec. 29, 1937 - Jan. 23, 2002

South Bend Tribune 1/25/2002

Clara May King, 64, of Gernhart Avenue, Mishawaka, Ind., passed away at 7:03 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23, in Hospice House, South Bend, Ind. Clara was born on Dec. 29, 1937, in Mishawaka, to the late Russell and Mary Audra (Lynch) Cox.

On Nov. 7, 1959, Clara married A.J. King, who survives. She is also survived by a daughter, Gloria Claeys of Mishawaka; three stepdaughters, Sandy, Peggy and Carmen; a grandson, Adam Claeys of Mishawaka; four step- grandchildren and 14 step-great-grandchildren; and by a brother, Ralph (Jenni) Cox of Mishawaka. Until her recent illness, Clara had been an officer in the UniRoyal Retirees Club which meets at the Batttell Center in Mishawaka.

Friends may visit with Clara's family from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today, Jan. 25, in the Thallemer-Goethals Funeral Home, Mishawaka. Services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26, in the funeral home, with Rev. David Rowe officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Cemetery, Mishawaka. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Joseph County.