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Barbara Joyce Clary

December 4, 1931 — June 2, 2024

Swartz Creek

CLARY, Barbara Joyce - age 92, of Swartz Creek, died June 2, 2024. A memorial gathering will be held 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM Thursday, July 11, 2024 at Sharp Funeral Homes, Miller Road Chapel, 8138 Miller Rd., Swartz Creek, MI 48473. Inurnment of her cremated remains will follow at 2:30 PM at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. Mrs. Clary was born December 4, 1931 in Grand Rapids, MI, the daughter of Douglas and Sarah (Tinney) Buttone and was a graduate of South High School in Grand Rapids. She married Delvis Clary on June 30, 1956 and he preceded her in death on July 17, 2016. Mrs. Clary was a graduate of Michigan State University. She was a Special Education teacher in Beecher Community School District for 26 years. She was a member of the NEA and BEA Teachers Associations, the Flushing Road Runners Square Dance Club and Carmen Ainsworth Senior Center. Surviving are: daughter, Lisa (Whit) Leverett; son, Kevin (Kelly) Clary; grandchildren, Eric Sontag, Tyler Sontag, Heather Bullion, Kayla Clary, Jackie Wasson, and Jason Leverett; great-grandchildren, Addison, Adam, Henry, Bodhi, and Vida; sister, Dorace Bethkel. The family extends a special thank you to the staff of McLaren's 11th floor and all of Barbara's neighbors for their love and support. Tribute may be shared at www.sharpfuneralhomes.com. 
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Thursday, July 11, 2024

9:00am - 1:30 pm (Eastern time)

Sharp Funeral Homes - Miller Road Chapel

8138 Miller Rd, Swartz Creek, MI 48473

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Memorial Gathering

Thursday, July 11, 2024

Starts at 2:30 pm (Eastern time)

Great Lakes National Cemetery

4200 Belford Rd, Holly, MI 48442

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