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- Clara (Coy) Reeder was the 4th born to Leverett David and Frances Jane (nee Ennis) Coy, on the 07th of September, 1891 and died on the 11th of July, 1963, Seattle, WA. She was born at Alexanders Landing on the west shore of Lake Sammamish, Washington, where her father was working across the lake at a lumber mill at Monahan. She spent her early years living in many places in Washington and Canada (see Leverett and Frances Coy for more details). The family eventually settled at 4218 Latona Avenue in Seattle’s Latona District. Clara met her future husband through neighbors, and they were eventually were married on the 19th of November, 1912 in a ceremony at her parents home. Their honeymoon was spent on a steamship trip to San Francisco, and Clara was seasick the whole time. Clara lived her entire married life in the same home, which she and Tom built before they were married. She was an active member of the Gatewood Baptist Church in West Seattle, beginning before 1920. She was active in P.T.A., also. Clara loved her home and enjoyed even the most menial task in taking care of it. Her life was well ordered and routine was of her success in having such a spotless and beautiful home. Silver was polished on Saturdays, the kitchen floor was scrubbed and waxed weekly, as were the hardwood floors. The ironing board never got behind -- and everything was ironed and much of it starched; dish towels, napkins, sheets, pillow cases, terry towels, washcloths, underwear, pajamas, and of course the shirts, blouses, skirts, and dresses. No permanent press in those days. She enjoyed entertaining and her friends always loved to be invited to her home for lunch, as she was an excellent cook. (Although that was not the part of homemaking she liked best.) She always set a beautiful table with lovely bone china she had collected on their many trips to Van Vancouver, British Columbia, to visit their good friends, Merle and Bill Ramage. She was a gracious hostess and always made her quests feel welcome and at ease. Tom and Clara lived in their home in West Seattle for 51 years, until Clara died of a sudden heart attack on the 11th of July, 1963, at the age of 72. Tom sold their home and moved to a retirement home where he died on the 19th of December, 1965. This account was contributed by Mary ‘Phyillis’ (Reeder) Fletcher -- March 1978.
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1892 - 1963 (70 years)
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