Clara was a member of the first graduating class of Hobbton High School 1957 where she was valedictorian. After graduation she moved to Wilmington to attend Miller-Motte Business College where she received an associates’ degree in accounting. Clara was employed by and retired from Becker Builders Supply where she worked as an accountant for over 40 years.
Clara enjoyed traveling with her friends and family, especially her grandchildren. As many of you know, her travels were usually planned around where she would have her next meal. She was a longtime member of Ogden Baptist Church to which she donated her time and service.
In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Jimmy Dale Yarborough Sr. her husband of 45 years, and her brother, Marvin “Bud” Starling, Jr.
Left to cherish her memory are her sons; Jimmy Dale Yarborough, Jr. and wife Tammy, Kent Starling Yarborough and wife Heather, grandchildren Bradford T. and wife Whitney Curl, Katie E. Yarborough, Keely S. Yarborough, Owen C. Yarborough, and brother, J. Harold Starling.
A visitation will be held from 5-7pm on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Coble Ward-Smith Funeral & Cremation Service. The Funeral Service will be held at 11am on Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Ogden Baptist Church. Interment will immediately follow at Oleander Memorial Gardens.
The family would like to thank the staff at Lower Cape Fear Hospice for their exceptional and compassionate care. Memorials can be sent in her honor to Lower Cape Fear Hospice.
Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.coblewardsmithwilmington.com.
