Clara Turner Reid was born on April 22, 1921 in Kirkland, WA to George and Melvina Turner. After the death of her father, when she was four years old, her mother and two brothers moved to California and settled in Marin County.
She graduated from Mount Tamalpais High School where she met her future husband, William J. Reid at a football game, which began a love story lasting 80 years. After graduation, she took business courses and then worked at the San Francisco Chronicle. They married in 1939 in Rio Vista on her 18th birthday with each of their mothers as the witnesses.
In 1940 they welcomed son, William G. Reid. Following along after the war, was daughter, Patricia Reid Donker (WHS 1966) in 1947. The family settled in rural Woodland in 1949, raising chickens, pigs and eventually bees. She took great pleasure in her family and spending time with them. She passed from this existence on Jan. 13, at home in Woodland.
She is survived by her husband, William J Reid Jr. (101) of Woodland; son, William G. Reid (Shirley) of Cave Junction OR; daughter, Patricia Donker (John) of Woodland; four grandchildren; 10 great grandchildren, and nine great great grandchildren. There will be no services per her request. Published in Daily Democrat from Jan. 25 to Jan. 27, 2019
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