Clara O. Brackett

Clara O. Brackett, 85, of 512 W. Frederick St., widow of Benjamin James Brackett, died Monday, July 14, 2008, at 11:53 a.m. at her home.

A native of Gaffney, she was the daughter of the late Dee Wood and the late Doretha Gaston Wood. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church and a graduate of Granard High School, where she was a star basketball player. Mrs. Brackett was a retired dietician from Kingstown Hospital, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Surviving are two sons, James Emerson Brackett (Brenda) of the home and Marion Tennyson Brackett (Monalesa) of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a stepson, George Oliver of Cowpens; a sister, Virginia W. Robbs (Eugene) of Gaffney; a daughter-in-law, Annett Brackett; 15 grandchildren and a host of greatgrandchildren; and dear friends, Willie Mae Donham, Robin Wilkinson, Marilyn Simpson and Harold Tate.

Services will be held Saturday, July 19, at 2 p.m. at Bethel Baptist Church with Dr. J.W. Sanders Sr. and others officiating. Burial will be in Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery. Body will be placed in the church at 1 p.m.

Pallbearers will be Howard Camp, Harold Tate, Darryl Tate, Harold Wilkins, Albert Brackett and Stevie Steven.

Honorary pallbearer will be William Battles.

The family is at the residence.

Arrangements by Foster Funeral Home.