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Cecile Clare Obituary

Cecile Lola Helen Clare

Cecile Lola Helen Clare, 90, our beloved "Auntie," made her transition on 3 February, 2016 in Lawrence, Kansas. Born in Lucea, Hanover, Jamaica, West Indies on 30 September, 1925 to Louis Napoleon and Rachel Ann (neé Henry) Clare, Cecile was the youngest of eight children. She was preceded in death by her parents and her seven siblings: Neville St. Louis, Ivan St. Basil, Aston George Napier, Millicent Louise, Cynthia Ann, Emerson Dixon Carlisle, and Sybil Anita. She is survived by her nieces Jacqueline St. Louis Clare (Canada), Patricia Carlise Clare, Janice Elizabeth Louise Robinson (Kingston, Jamaica), Sherrill Alicia Clare Robinson (Lawrence, Kansas), and by her nephews Neville Cunliffe Clare, Richard Carlise Clare, Louis Carlise Clare, Neil Anthony Napier Clare and wife Allison (United Kingdom), and Brian Taylor Napier Clare and wife Sandra (Tulsa, OK). She is also survived by her close friends, Doris Byles, Dorothy Harker, Laura Howard, and Gloria Tavares.

The family will receive guests at Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home, 601 Indiana Street, Lawrence, Kansas on Saturday, 13 February from 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held in Jamaica. Donations in memory of Cecile L. H. Clare can be made to Hanover Charities, a 501(c)(3) organization, in care of the funeral home, Rumsey-Yost, or online at www.hanovercharities.com. Condolences may be sent at rumsey-yost.com.

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Published by Lawrence Journal-World on Feb. 7, 2016.

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