Clara Belle Bothwell

Clara Belle Bothwell (Brown) died Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at the age of 96. She was born to Harvey and Stella Brown in May of 1923 in Washington, KS and was a 1941 graduate of Washington High School. Go Tigers! In her senior year she met the love of her life, Art Bothwell, from nearby Marysville. Months after their meeting, Art enlisted in the army and joined the 1st Armored Division and headed to basic training at Fort Knox, KY. He was soon deployed to North Africa as part of Operation Torch in November of 1942. After four long years of waiting and praying for his return, they were finally married in June of 1945, and shared 62 years of marriage. In 1955, they adopted a son named Thomas Gene. Clara was a loving and caring wife and mother whose family and friends meant everything to her. She especially enjoyed seeing her many nieces and nephews. She was a member of Christ United Methodist Church and Ruth Circle. Clara was an avid seamstress, cook, and gardener, who loved feeding her birds in the backyard. An excellent golfer, she was lifetime member of the Pine Lake Women’s Golf League, playing well into her 90’s. She is survived by her son, Tom; step-sister Violet Plunk; step-brother Jacob Schriner (Keyo), and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents; husband, Arthur; sisters, Lorane (Phillip) Goin, and Betty Harvey. Special thanks go to the nurses and staff of 7th floor south at Bryan East Hospital for their compassionate care. Thank you for filling my mother’s last days with love and dignity. A very special thank you to Dr. Timothy Stivrins for you many, many years of kind and loving care of my mother and father. I love you Tim.

Visitation from 5-7pm Sunday, March 8 at Lincoln Memorial Funeral Home 6800 South 14th St., Lincoln. Services 12:00pm Monday, March 9 at Christ United Methodist Church, 4530 “A” St. Lincoln. Burial at 2:30pm at Lincoln Memorial Park. Memorials to the family for future designation or to Christ United Methodist Church.