Clara T. Russell

Clare Theolinda Russell passed away August 10, 2008 in Lynnwood, WA. at age 100. Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2008, at Kenmore Community Club, 7304 NE 175th St., Kenmore, WA. 98028. Graveside service and burial will be at 11:00 a.m. August 21, 2008, at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Sandpoint, ID. Clare was born December 30, 1907 in Chama, New Mexico, the daughter of George and Clara Ray. She was raised in Chama and worked at Rio Arriba State Bank after graduating from high school. She went to college in Gunnison, Colorado and taught school in a one room school in Dulcie, New Mexico for one year. She married Lyle Russell on December 3, 1927 in Pagosa Springs, Colorado. They lived on a ranch in Chromo, Colorado until 1946 when they moved to Ponderay, Idaho. She did substitute work at the Ponderay Post Office and also helped Lyle drive school bus occasionally for Bonner County school district. She was a wonderful mother, homemaker and friend. In 2005, Clare moved to Lynnwood, WA., to live with Dorine. Clare is survived by four daughters, Lila Mayers, Aurora, CO.; Dorine Russell, Lynnwood, WA.; Marilyn (Clarence) Bramhall, Port Townsend, WA.; Delberta (Ronald) Trevithick, Anchorage, AK.; and daughter in law, Alice Russell, Seattle, WA.; 17 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren,12 great-great grandchildren and many more relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle, and son, Richard.