Mabel Pryor Clodfelter

She was born and raised in Sumner County and lived with her parents and seven siblings. Her father delivered all eight children in their home. They lived on a working farm where they grew everything they ate. She said that they did buy coffee, sugar , fabric and gasoline. They had no indoor plumbing until after she was married. Her husband and brother in law built a bathroom for her parents in 1965.

Growing up she worked on the farm before and after school and on weekends. She was proud to be the first of her siblings to open a bank account with proceeds from picking strawberries. She was boastful to have been the first of her siblings to pay for dental care.

She left the farm to work a summer job at a diner in Indiana after her junior year in high school. There she met a handsome young sailor whom she married in 1950 before finishing high school. From reading a match book cover, she discovered a school in Chicago that was accredited to assist students earning their GED.

She finished her high school degree through the mail. She took college classes and ultimately passed the Tennessee Real Estate license examination and was successful selling homes and managing residential properties for close to 50 years.

She was a member of Andrew Price Methodist Church. She enjoyed playing golf , bridge and poker. She was an accomplished seamstress and a master gardener.

She liked to travel. She traveled to Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela, France, Italy, England, Wales, Germany, Switzerland, Ireland, Greece and to islands in the Caribbean.

She was a true lover of nature. In her last days she enjoyed communing daily at sunset with the wild turkeys that lived in her yard.

She is preceded in death by her parents Dewey and Lavetta Pryor, her brothers Otis and Denver, her sisters Edna and Zinka, her husband William and their son Tim.

She is survived by her children Janet and Todd (Hien), her grandchildren Tirzah (Robert Felsburg), Olivia, Andrea, Lauren, William, Cody, Abby, Ally, Tiger Lily, Matthew and great grandchildren, Finley, Angus, Maxwell, Chloe, Annora and Auden.

Our family would like to thank the administration and care team at Kempton Senior Living in Hermitage , Alive Hospice of Nashville and Tony Sirten for the endless loving care extended to her during her last 11 months of life.

Family and friends are invited to attend a celebration of her life at Mt. Olivet Funeral Home on Saturday, June 21st at noon. Visitation is from noon to 1:00 with service to follow. After the service there is a private graveside service.

In lieu of flowers please consider making donations in her honor to Alive Hospice of Nashville, the Down Syndrome Association of Middle Tennessee or Best Buddies of Tennessee.