CLARA BLEDSOE

OLIVE BRANCH, Ill. -- Clara Mae Bledsoe, 58, of Olive Branch, died Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, at her home.

She was born Dec. 30, 1940, in Olive Branch, daughter of Richard and Zola Jamison Ollis. She and Lloyd Earl Bledsoe were married Jan. 26, 1960. He died Sept. 29, 1999.

Bledsoe was a retired hairstylist and member of First Free Will Baptist Church,Survivors include three sons, Tim and Chris Bledsoe of Olive Branch, Donnie Bledsoe of Okawville; three sisters, Charlene Dodd of Cape Girardeau, Mo., Helen Stilley of Olive Branch, Norma Morrow of Joliet; and two grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and a sister.

Friends may call at Crain Funeral Home in Tamms from 4-9 p.m. today, and Thursday at First Free Will Church after 11 a.m.

Funeral will be at noon Thursday at the church, with the Revs. Curtis Alderson and Bob Norton officiating. Burial will be in Olive Branch Cemetery.