Bonham, Texas -- On Thursday, December 26, 2024 Carol L. Clary, 80, of Bonham peacefully passed to her heavenly home while a resident of Beacon Hill Assisted Living in Denison, Texas.

Carol was born to parents John B. and Doris (Casteel) Clary in Bonham on November 6, 1944. She was married to John Cleveland Dooley in Bonham and he preceded her in death. Carol had worked in the restaurant business for several years. She was a woman of strong Christian faith and was a founding member of the Trinity Baptist Church in Bonham.

Carol is survived by her two daughters, Jennifer Wilbanks, widow of David Wilbanks, and their children,
Michael and wife, Jill, Dinah and her partner, Matt and their children, Ethan, Aiden and Nate, and Heather and her partner, Shaun, daughter Marlene Herndon and husband Craig, and their children, Melisa Grisham and Kristen McCollough. Carol is also survived by her two sisters, Suzanne Curran and partner, Dickie Cather, her son Sean and his children, Hannah and Shannon, sister, Rhonda Clary and her daughter, Rachael and her son Rylan.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents John and Doris Clary, husband, John Cleveland Dooley, grandson Nick Grisham, niece, Shannon L. Curran, and son-in-law David Wilbanks.

A graveside service is being planned and will be updated on this site when scheduled.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the American Cancer Society by mail at American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741.

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