Boneta Francis Clawson, age 95 of Stillwater, formerly of Yale, passed away on Saturday, June 23, 2012 in Oklahoma City, Ok. Funeral services have been entrusted to Palmer Marler Funeral Home in Yale and will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 28, 2012 at the Fellowship Baptist Church, Yale, OK with Brother Mich Dershem officiating. Interment will follow at Underwood Cemetery, Yale, OK.
Boneta was born on August 1, 1916 in Oilton, Oklahoma to the late Ed and Henryetta Elizabeth (Money) Cassaw. She grew up in Oilton and attended school at Buckeye. Boneta married the love of her life Robert Earl Clawson on March 1, 1937 in Pawnee, Oklahoma. They traveled with his oilfield position for a number of years before settling in Wewoka. Upon retirement, they moved to Yale. She enjoyed crocheting, playing tennis and bowling. Boneta helped with demonstrations of food and other items in various stores for a few years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and later the Fellowship Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter Barbara Jean Luker Denison, TX; son Robert E. Clawson Jr. and wife Dollie of Yale; grandchildren, Deborah Smith and husband Bob, Michael Clawson and wife Grace, LaDonna Sprague and husband Charles, Dale Clawson and wife Marcie, Donald Clawson and wife Sherry, and Robert Taylor; great-grandchildren, Brandon Clawson, Dustin Clawson, Megan Clawson, Ashley Atkins, MaKayla Palmer, Karen Criner, Ashlee Clawson, Richard Tull and Shawn Smith, great-great-grandchildren Landon and Lillian Atkins and Jacquelyn Tull.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and five sisters.
Condolences and online guest book are available at www.palmermarlerfh.com.
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