Obituary of Clara Mae Lockwood

Clara Mae Lockwood, age 86 of Sweet Valley, formerly of Westmoreland, NY, passed away November 16, 2016 at the ManorCare Health Services, Kingston. Mrs. Lockwood was born in Lake Township on June 2, 1930 and was the daughter of the late John and Florence Ashburner Sutton. Clara graduated from the former Laketon High School in 1948 and attended Roberts Wesleyan College in Rochester, NY. She worked at the former Endicott Johnson in Johnson City, NY for serveral years. Clara was a member of the Oneida Free Methodist Church where her husband Rev. George Lockwood served as assistant Pastor. She was a former member of the Outlet Free Methodist Church where she served as the organist. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by brother, Robert Sutton. Clara is survived by husband, Rev. George W. Lockwood; son, Mark Lockwood and his wife Wendy of Westmoreland, NY; daughters, Linda Banks and her husband David of Seattle, WA and April Donnelly of Westmoreland, NY; brother, Rev. George Sutton of Oklahoma City, OK; sister, Betty Gosart Newberry of Sweet Valley; 11 grandchildren. A memorial service will be held Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 11:00 am from the Manor Care Health Services, 200 Second Ave., Kingston, PA 18704 with her son-in-law, Pastor David Banks, officiating. Friends may call 10:00 – 11:00 AM prior to the service at ManorCare. Future memorial services will be released at a later date, to be held in Westmoreland, NY. Arrangements are by the Curtis L. Swanson Funeral Home, Inc., corner of routes 29 and 118, Pikes Creek. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations to be made to the Outlet Free Methodist Church, 531 Lehman Outlet Rd, Dallas, PA 18612.