Clara McElroy

Clara Clotine Williams McElroy, 75, passed away Nov 20 in Diboll. Mrs. McElroy was the wife of the late Billy Donice McElroy. She was born April 23, 1949, in Dallas in the old Florence Nightingale Maternity Hospital.

Mrs. McElroy was the second of four children born to her parents, Arthur J. and Clotine Williams, who cared over the years for many foster children. They moved the family in 1953 to Garland and in 1959 relocated to Lufkin. In late 1964, the family moved to Nacogdoches where Clara graduated in 1967 from Nacogdoches High School. She studied awhile at Stephen F. Austin University, later worked for the telephone company, and as a Candy Striper at Memorial Hospital. She and Donice McElroy married Oct 31, 1970, in Nacogdoches.

A talented artist in several mediums, Mrs. McElroy may be remembered in Nacogdoches for her handy crafting skills that included handmade ornaments, beautiful embroidery and cross stitching. She also enjoyed scrapbooking and made jewelry. Her sisters and brother will remember her happy, good sense of humor.

Mrs. McElroy is survived by her two sons, Mark Alan McElroy of Lufkin and Stephen Brent McElroy of Houston; granddaughters, Kasey Christine McElroy of San Antonio and Elizabeth Ashley McElroy of Cypress; sisters, Audrey Stanaland (Scott) and Cecilia Borders (Joe) of North Carolina; and a brother, Robert W. Williams (Turid) of Rennesoy, Norway (Turid).

A Celebration of Life memorial service is set for 10:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home chapel in San Augustine. Inurnment will follow at Saunders Cemetery.

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Arrangements are under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home, located at 316 W. Columbia Street in San Augustine.

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