Carol Sue McClard Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Carol Sue Townsend McClard passed away at 9:38 pm on May 25th, 2020 after a brief and unexpected illness. She was 82 years old, living a long and fully active life. Carol was born on September 21, 1937 to Anna Agnes Rolfes Townsend and Ralph Leslie Townsend, Jr. She was married to Donald Marion McClard on June 18, 1955 in Atchison Kansas. A loving mother and homemaker, Carol was a selfless and giving person, centering her life around providing for her extended family. For many years leading up to her passing, she enjoyed planting flowers, photography, her backyard birds and decorating her home with various knickknacks and family photos. She enjoyed her time working as a lunch lady in the Jackson Missouri High School. She loved her Lord and Savior, and was a faithful member of Crossroads Fellowship Church in Jackson, Missouri. Carol was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother, Phillip Stacy Townsend; one infant son, David McClard; and one grandson, Jonathan Daniel McClard. Carol is survived by four children, Peggy Boyd and her husband Anthony, Tim McClard and his wife Judy, Dan McClard and his wife Tracy, and Stephen McClard and his wife Kris; as well as eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. A visitation will be held 11:00 am to 1:00 pm Friday, May 29, 2020 at Ford & Sons Sprigg Street Funeral Home in Cape Girardeau. A celebration of her life will follow at 1:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial will be at the New Lorimier Cemetery in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Online condolences may be made at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com Ford & Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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Carol Sue McClard

September 21, 1937 - May 25, 2020