Clara L. Pease, 93, of Leeds, died Nov. 25 at her residence. She was born Feb. 11, 1921 in Windsorville, the daughter of James H. and Irene M. (Traver) Cornish Lewis.
Clara attended the Franklin grade school and Lincoln Academy in Newcastle. On Sept. 22, 1944, in Fort Smith, Ark., Clara married Richard A. Pease; Richard passed away Feb. 18, 2007. She and Richard had been married for 62 years.
She was a housewife and mom to her four children, but for a while during the war, Clara worked at Bath Iron Works in the Paint Department. While at BIW, she belonged to the “paint gang.” Clara enjoyed art and poetry and loved to read. She was a “crafty” person, even though she didn’t think so. She had written many poems and had drawn and painted many pictures.
Clara was a member of the Church of the Nazarene in Leeds and served as a Sunday school teacher for several years.
She was predeceased by her parents; husband, Richard Pease; brothers, Herbert, Robert, and Worthen Lewis; sister, Mavis Moody; half-brothers, Leonard, Ivory, and Chester Cornish; and half-sisters, Thelma Sprague, and Yetive Hilton.
She is survived by a son, Philip A. Pease and wife Lynn of Leeds; daughters, Kathryn Cummings and husband Charles, Barbara Burnham and husband Robert, and Pamela Buckley and husband Hugh, all of Leeds; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m., Sat., Nov. 29 at Bragdon-Finley Funeral Home, 707 Main St., Monmouth. Visitation will be held from 1-2 p.m. prior to the funeral services. Interment will be at the convenience of the family at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner St., Auburn.
If desired contributions may be made to Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice, 15 Strawberry Ave., Lewiston, ME 04240.
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