Born in Patton, MO in 1927, Clara married Jacob I. McCutcheon on August 30, 1946 in Bollinger County, MO. They lived in St. Louis, MO for 60 years and moved to Canton, IL in 2011 to be near their daughter, Carol Davis.
Her husband Jacob died in 2014. Also preceding her in death were her parents Roy and Grace Smith and siblings Harold Smith and Jessie Crites. She is survived by her daughter Carol Davis, grandson Colin Davis, and great-granddaughter Autumn Davis all of Canton, IL. Also surviving are three beloved nieces, Dixie Boyce, Judi Statler, Deanna Carter, and Debbie Deneke, all of Missouri.
Growing up the small town of Patton, MO, Clara learned the values of family, self-sacrifice, economic living, and love of friends during the Depression. She lived her life based on those values. During WW II, she was asked to fill in as a public-school teacher for one year. Moving to St. Louis in the early 1950s, Clara became a loving mother, an efficient housewife, a dedicated church member, and an exceptional seamstress. Her career included working for an insurance agency, a shoe factory, and a financial institution. Over the years, she developed exemplary math and financial planning skills. She loved her St. Louis Cardinals, especially Yadier Molina.
Clara lived at Red Oak Estates for the last eight years of her life. The family recognizes and is grateful for the loving support provided by Red Oak staff as well as Serenity Point’s care during Clara’s last six months of her life.
Cremation rites have been accorded by Oaks Hines Funeral Home, Canton, IL. No public services are planned. Clara will be interred with her husband at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Memorial gifts may be given to the Spoon River College Foundation or the Fulton County Humane Society.
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