Clarice Yvonne Carter Pendery

Mrs. Pendery was one of the kindest and sweetest souls I ever knew.... she and her husband Harold were friends with my parents, Pat and Avalon Crane, starting way back in the 1960's. I can remember going to their apartment in Chicago when I was 3 or 4 - I literally knew them both my whole life. I even named a doll I had after Mr. Pendery.... His name was Harold and he was a ventriloquist doll....I'm not sure Mr. Pendery felt that was a honor.... but it was.

Mrs. Pendery was one...