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OBITUARIES Clara A. Layton Born on her family’s farm outside New Knoxville, on Aug. 23, 1909, she was the daughter of Henry and Anna Deerhake. Clara was a graduate of St. Mary’s High School and Ohio State University, where she received her degree in elementary education and math and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa as well as Pi Lambda Theta. She first taught in three one-room schoolhouses in Chapel, Owl Creek and Brookside in Auglaize County until their consolidation into the New Knoxville school system. She left teaching upon her marriage to J. William Layton on June 16, 1939. She resumed teaching in 1951 in the Fairborn school system. She taught fourth grade in the old Central School and then in East Elementary until her retirement in 1974. She continued to serve the community as a member of AAUW, the State Teachers Association, the OSU Honor Society and the Fairborn Senior Center, where she was honored in 1989 for her contributions. She was a member of the Trinity United Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband; an infant daughter; four brothers and three sisters, LeRoy Deerhake, Lydia Kuck, Raymond Deerhake, Dr. Homer Deerhake, Mary Schmidt, Mildred Jauert and Vernon Deerhake. She is survived by her daughters and their spouses, Mary and Alan Borthwick of New York City, and Dorothy Schumm Innis and Richard Innis of Patriot, Ohio; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and a sister, Edna Parmelee of Meridian, Conn. Services were held Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Belton Funeral Home in Fairborn, with burial following in Glen Forest Cemetery in Yellow Springs. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Trinity United Church of Christ in Fairborn, Fairborn Senior Citizens, American Heart Association or American Cancer Society. Jim Oldham memorial |
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