Jeanette Annette Euell Clark
Jeanette Annette Euell Clark, of St. Louis, Missouri, a loving mother, sister, aunt, sister-in-law and friend passed away at the age of 89 after a brief illness at Barnes Hospital on Wednesday, December 18, 2013. She was born on January 20, 1924 in St. Louis Missouri to the late Daniel Webster Euell and Beatrice Woods Euell. She was the third of five children. She was a family woman who treasured her family and loved them deeply.
She attended Marshall Elementary and Sumner High and subsequently competed two years at Florissant Valley Junior College. She was attracted into a modeling career at Lance of Hollywood while working as an interior designer. She later worked toward completion of her certificate as a licensed practical nurse. After completion of this degree she worked at a hospital in San Francisco. She moved back to St. Louis in the fifties to serve as a private duty nurse.
She was married to Richard Bradford. From that union was born her precious son, Michael Bradford. She loved being a mother and always made sure that her son was a priority in her life. They both preceded her in death. She later found love in C.C. Clark whom she married and co-owned the popular Jeanette’s Laooga Lounge. He also preceded her in death.
Jeanette was a creative and spirited woman who lived life fully. She was blessed with a sense of humor and a gift for telling stories which kept all who knew her entertained for hours on end. All who knew her knew that she never met a stranger. Jeanette was a “second mom” to her nieces and nephews.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her sister, Bertha Euell Nelson, and a host of nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews who knew her as the “fabulous Aunt Jeanette.” She also leaves numerous friends who will miss her dearly.
The celebration of her life will be held on Friday, December 27, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., with family visitation preceding from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in the Throne Room, 5515 Martin Luther King Drive in St. Louis.
Mike and I will miss Aunt Jeanette! She was one of a kind– a woman who LIVED LARGE!!
She loved her family deeply and we loved her!
Julie