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Clarabelle Kilgore Obituary
DAVID CITY -- Clarabelle Kilgore, 94, of David City, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014, at St. Joseph's Villa.
Funeral Services will be Saturday, February 15, 2014, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Luke's United Methodist Church with Pastor Mark Schutt officiating.
Visitation will be Friday from 4-6 p.m. at Chermok Funeral Home and will resume one hour before the service on Saturday at the church.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been suggested to "In Care of the Family".
Clarabelle Kilgore was born May 20, 1919, to Claud and Tillie (Curry) Raitt near Rising City. She grew up near Rising City and graduated from Rising City High School in 1937.
Clarabelle married Myron Kilgore on September 5, 1940, in Grand Island, Nebraska. They farmed together for 41 years near David City. They retired from farming in 1981 and built a new house in David City. After retirement, they did extensive traveling. They visited every state in the union except for Florida, and had season tickets to the Nebraska Huskers football games for 35 years.
She was a long time member of the Helping Hand Club. They send boxes of cookies to the service men from the area in World War II. Clarabelle was a life time member of the United Methodist Women's Society, was chairman of the Kitchen Committee for 35 years, and taught Sunday School for 10 years. She was also a member of the DAR for over 60 years, and served two terms as president.
Clarabelle is survived by her children, Terry (Beverley) Kilgore, of Green Bay, Wis., and Linda (Jack) Clark, of Norco, Calif.; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and brother, Dick (Fairy) Raitt.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Myron, in 2013; brother, Dean Raitt; and sister, Irene Kelly.
Arrangements by Chermok Funeral Home in David City.
On-line tributes to www.chermokfuneralhome.com
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