Claree A. Williams (Collette) died 12 Jun 2008 in Las Vegas, NV
Notes: Nevada Death Index, born in Utah on 16 Jul 1939. Obit ran in the LV Review Journal June 2008 - still online. Graduate of BCHS. Husband was Edwin Owen Collette. Buried in Hurricane.
CLAREE COLLETTE Claree Andra Collette, wife, mother, grandmother and dear friend, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008. She was born to Glenn Leda Williams and Ora Workman, July 16, 1939, in Hurricane, Utah, the sixth of seven children. She graduated high school from Boulder City High and later attended two years at Brigham Young University. She married her sweetheart, Edwin Owen Collette, Dec. 29, 1959, in the St. George, Utah Temple, where they were sealed for time and all eternity. Her dedication to her family and Heavenly Father was unwavering. She unequivocally loved all five of her children and 19 grandchildren, and possessed an unmatched sense of humor that brought each of them joy. She truly was a "kid at heart", whose heart was bigger than her body. She would always lend an ear or helping hand to anyone in need. She truly possessed the pure love of Christ. Her example lives on in her children and grandchildren and will never be forgotten. She is survived by her loving husband, of 49 years, Edwin Owen Collette; three daughters, Coila (Kerry) Boatman, Kiffanie (Andrew) Twitchell and Cammy (Timothy) Iwinski; two sons, Dirk (Tori) Collette and Brandon (Laura) Collette; 19 grandchildren; three sisters, Yvonne, Lona and Bonnie; and one brother, Jake. She was preceded in death by her brother, Ramon; and sister, Glennarae. Visitation and viewing will be 2-4 p.m., and services 4-6 p.m., Saturday, June 14, at the Lorenzi Chapel, 221 S. Lorenzi St., Las Vegas. Claree will be laid to rest in Hurricane.
Jimmy Widner (1958)
CLAREE COLLETTE Claree Andra Collette, wife, mother, grandmother and dear friend, passed away Thursday, June 12, 2008. She was born to Glenn Leda Williams and Ora Workman, July 16, 1939, in Hurricane, Utah, the sixth of seven children. She graduated high school from Boulder City High and later attended two years at Brigham Young University. She married her sweetheart, Edwin Owen Collette, Dec. 29, 1959, in the St. George, Utah Temple, where they were sealed for time and all eternity. Her dedication to her family and Heavenly Father was unwavering. She unequivocally loved all five of her children and 19 grandchildren, and possessed an unmatched sense of humor that brought each of them joy. She truly was a "kid at heart", whose heart was bigger than her body. She would always lend an ear or helping hand to anyone in need. She truly possessed the pure love of Christ. Her example lives on in her children and grandchildren and will never be forgotten. She is survived by her loving husband, of 49 years, Edwin Owen Collette; three daughters, Coila (Kerry) Boatman, Kiffanie (Andrew) Twitchell and Cammy (Timothy) Iwinski; two sons, Dirk (Tori) Collette and Brandon (Laura) Collette; 19 grandchildren; three sisters, Yvonne, Lona and Bonnie; and one brother, Jake. She was preceded in death by her brother, Ramon; and sister, Glennarae. Visitation and viewing will be 2-4 p.m., and services 4-6 p.m., Saturday, June 14, at the Lorenzi Chapel, 221 S. Lorenzi St., Las Vegas. Claree will be laid to rest in Hurricane.