Clara (Reynolds) Brackett, of Boothbay Harbor, passed away comfortably March 30 at her residence after a short illness. She was born in South Berwick, May 5, 1922, the daughter of Clyde and Gladys (Brown) Reynolds.
She graduated from Berwick Academy in 1939 and pursued a career in nursing.
After graduating in 1944 as an RN from Roger Williams General Hospital in Providence, R.I., she worked in Lewiston, Brunswick, and St. Andrews in Boothbay Harbor, and as a nurse with Dr. Carl Griffin, where she retired in 1984.
Clara was a loving and caring wife, mother and a friend to everyone and everyone was her friend. She had a special place in her heart for a close friend, Loretta Emerson.
Clara is predeceased by her parents, Clyde and Gladys Reynolds and brother, Chester Reynolds.
Survivors include her loving husband Clinton (Bud) Brackett; sons, Russell Brackett and wife Jan of Yarmouth, and Carl Brackett and wife Vicki of Dover-Foxcroft; grandchildren, Jason Brackett of Portland, Caitlin Brackett of Boothbay Harbor and New York City. N.Y., Adam Brackett and wife Elizabeth of Knoxville, Tenn., and Megan Brackett Kemp and husband Jeremy of Dover-Foxcroft; great-grandchildren, Lazar Brackett, Hunter Kemp, and Abriell Kemp; brother, Norman Reynolds and wife Pat of Burr Hill, Va.; sister, Judy Waterson and husband Don of North Berwick; sisters-in-law, Gwen (Brackett) Salata of Boothbay Harbor, and Leona Reynolds, of Gardiner; and many nieces and nephews.
There will be a graveside service for family and friends 10 a.m., Sat., May 17 at Oaklawn Cemetery in Boothbay Harbor.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the American Cancer Association, One Bowdoin Mill Island, Ste 300, Topsham, ME 04086 or Kno-Wal-Lin, 170 Pleasant St., Rockland, ME 04841.
Arrangements are by Simmons, Harrington & Hall Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 975 Wiscasset Rd., Boothbay.
