Clara Louise Pinkley, age 88 of Clinton, Missouri passed away Sunday, February 26, 2006 at Golden Valley Memorial Hospital, Clinton, Missouri. Funeral Mass will be 10:00 A.M., Thursday, March 2, 2006 at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Clinton. Family will receive friends from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday at the Vansant-Mills Chapel, Clinton. Family suggest contributions to the Alzheimer's Association and may be left at the funeral home. Another visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M.-11:00 A.M. Friday, March 3, 2006 at the Alderwood-Heath Funeral Home in Tulsa, Oklahoma with graveside services at 11:45 A.M. Friday at the Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma under the direction of the Vansant-Mills Funeral Home of Clinton, Missouri.


Clara was born in Brandenburg, Kentucky. She was married to Silas Edward Pinkley who preceded her in death on February 28, 1998.


She is survived by one daughter, Patsy Goodbrake and one son, Thomas E. Pinkley, both of Clinton; seven grandchildren, Mark Ellis, Scott Ellis, Cynthia Hoberg, Robert Pinkley, William Pinkley, Sandra Pinkley and Diana Clark; thirteen great grandchildren, Nicholas Hoberg, Shon Hoberg, Adam Ellis, Erica Ellis, Austin Ellis, Scott C. Ellis, Jr., Christopher Ellis, Hunter Ellis, Matthew Fedak, Jamie Fedak, Andrea Pinkley, Daniel Pinkley and Ethan Pinkley and one great greatgranddaughter, Morgan Pinkley.