Clara Lillian Winship
Obituary
Clara “Claire” Lillian Winship, 90, of Sunset Beach, NC died April 27, 2019.
Clara was born in Bergen County, NJ on March 28, 1929, a daughter of the late Robert Stevenson and Dorothy Barenda Stevenson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, John Alden Winship.
She was a retired office manager of a veterinary office, and a member of the Brunswick County Newcombers Club, the National Society of Mahjong, and prior to moving to Sunset Beach, she was a member of the Woman’s Club and Garden Club in New Jersey.
Surviving are sons, Robert A. Winship (Laura), Sunset Beach, NC, and Steven A. Winship (Ann McClure), Paramus, NJ; brother, Robert Stevenson, Sarasota, FL; sister, Shirley Branna, Mahwah, NJ; grandchildren, Ryan Winship (Marissa), Katharine Keeports (Charles), and Melissa Burachynski; great-grandchildren, Morgan, Andrew, Charlotte, Adelaide, Ethan, and Austin.
A Celebration of Life will be conducted at 11:00 am Saturday, May 4, 2019 in Seaside UMC, of which she was a member, officiated by the Rev. Dr. J.C. Ted Troutman, III.
Memorials may be directed to the Seaside UMC General Fund, 1300 Seaside Road, SW, Sunset Beach, NC 28468.
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