Obit for: Clara (Porter) VanEaton (v535) - Payne County OK

Posted to Payne Co. OK Archives 5/31/2003

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5/25/2003

Clara Van (Porter)Eaton 

Clara D. Van Eaton of Stillwater died Sunday, May 18, 2003 at The 
Renaissance assisted living facility in Stillwater. 

She was born in Baxter Springs, Kan., to David and Madie Ruth McConkey 
Porter. Her mother died when she was five and she was reared by her 
grandparents. She graduated from high school at Quapaw and attended the 
Oklahoma School of Mines in Miami and later received her B.S. degree and 
teacher certification in physical education from Northeastern Teachers' 
College in Tahlequah. As a young woman, she taught physical education and 
English literature at Lincolnville, Stringtown and on the Osage Indian 
Reservation. 

She married Frank Van Eaton on Aug. 10, 1932. They lived in Atoka, 
Louisiana, Colorado and Wyoming before moving to Stillwater in 1986. 

Van Eaton was very creative and enjoyed writing, literature, poetry, 
reading, travel and craft activities. She was a gifted seamstress and 
created beautiful gowns and many wonderful costumes for stage productions. 
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Chapter DU PEO. 

She was preceded in death by her husband; her daughter, Sunny Van Eaton; 
and six brothers and sisters. 

She is survived by one sister, Catherine Stoner of Joplin, Mo.; several 
nieces and nephews; and a host of friends. 

A memorial celebration is planned for Van Eaton and her daughter, Sunny, 
at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, it is suggested that memorial contributions be made to 
the Sunny Van Eaton Scholarship Fund at the Oklahoma State University 
Foundation. 
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