Clarice Parkinson Boren Hale
Posted By tatemortuary on September 18, 2010
CLARICE PARKINSON BOREN HALE, 89, passed away peacefully on September 18, 2010 of causes incident to age. She was born in Grantsville, Utah on March 28, 1921 to George S. and Anna Johnson Parkinson. She was raised in a loving family with parents and six siblings. She was a member of the LDS Church. She graduated from Grantsville High School in 1939, and shortly after moved to Southern California. She worked as a seamstress in a dress-making shop. She married Lee Boren in 1942, and although she stopped working to raise a family, she never lost her love of sewing, using her considerable talents to make beautiful clothes for herself, her family, and friends; including several robes for professional boxers managed by her husband Lee. She continued this “hobby” throughout her life, making hundreds of quilts with her sisters and friends. Clarice and Lee lived in Montebello, California, where they raised three sons who were their pride and joy. Their greatest joy came when all three of her sons received their M.D. Degrees. After retiring, they moved back to Grantsville, and enjoyed their time renewing acquaintances with friends and family. In 1979, her husband Lee passed away. Clarice had worked as a School Cafeteria Manager in California and later worked in School Cafeterias for the Tooele School District She was the most congenial, kind, and generous person, and would do anything for anybody, with never a word of complaint She had a wonderful sense of humor, and delighted her family and friends with inadvertent malapropisms, such as how much she enjoyed her stay at die “Marionette Hotel” (aka the Marriott). She was a very hard worker, who took pride in her lovely and clean home. In August of 1988, Clarice married Edwin W. Hale, and they enjoyed a wonderful companionship together. They were able to travel extensively. She is survived by her husband, Ed, and her sons, Dr. George (Marcie) Boren, of Eugene, Oregon; Dr. William (Darla) Boren, of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dr. Scott (Betty Jo) Boren, of Maui, Hawaii, and Roger (Jana) Hale, of Grantsville. Her grandchildren: Danny (Cheryl), Joshua, Megan, and Whitney Boren; Jayci, Haylie, and Zackary Hale; Jenna and Ryan Reese. Eddie (Melanie) Stone and 5 great grandchildren Siblings: Sarah (Seth) Lusby, Claude (Maralee) Parkinson, and Lois (Bert) Lawrence. Preceded in death by her parents, husband Lee Boren, and step-children, Ronald Hale and Sandra Rasmussen. Siblings: Lucille (Myron) Sutton, Georgia (Ralph) Blum, Carl (Wanda) Parkinson, and an infant brother John. Funeral services will be held at the Clark/Second Ward Chapel, 81 N. Church Street, Grantsville, Utah at 2:00 pm on Saturday, September 25, 2010. Friends may visit before the services from 1:00 to 1:45pm. Interment at the Grantsville City Cemetery.
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I’m so sorry for your loss…Clarice was a wonderful person, full of life, and very kind to me when I was in the Hale family. Clarice was a beautiful special lady! I know shes’ in a wonderful place with no worries! God is with her now and she’s watching over her family.
My deepest condolences…..you are all in my prayers.
Debbie Hale
Ridgeland, SC