Clara Belle Denny

JONESPORT - Clara Belle (Reed) Denny, 73, passed away July 3, 2008, with her family by her side, at her home in Masons Bay. She was born Oct. 9, 1934, on Pleasant Point, the daughter of George and Mary (Mitchell) Reed. She was very proud of her Native American heritage. She attended Jonesport schools and worked at clam shops and sardine factories in town. She was a bookkeeper for several small businesses in the area. In her later years, she was a waitress. She was known to all as "Nana" or "Aunt Clara." She was predeceased by her husband, Ernest "Jump" Denny; and her parents, George and Mary Reed. She is survived by sisters, Margaret Hinkle and husband, Woody, of Marshfield and Alice Montesano of Jonesport; brothers, Ellsworth Reed and wife, Jill, of Stoningham, Mass., and Oscar Reed Sr. and wife, Donna, of Jonesport; and her godchildren, Mary Reed, Cheryl Day, Oscar Reed Jr. and Frank Hartford; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and her beloved cat, Angel. A graveside service will be held at a later date.