Claribel E. Bingham
Funeral services for Claribel Elvina Bingham were held Tuesday, February 9, 1999 at 11:00 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake. Burial was held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Mason City. Ward-VanSlyke Colonial Chapel, 101 North 7th Street, Clear Lake is in charge of the arrangements.
Claribel Elvina Bingham was born on September 27, 1898, in Eaglegrove, Iowa, the daughter of Howard and Iona (Shepherd) Griffith. She attended and received her elementary education in the Eaglegrove and Hampton schools, graduating from Mason City High School. She also attended and graduated with a 2-year teaching certificate from Iowa State. After completing her schooling she taught rural country schools in North Iowa.
She was united in marriage to Jay Bingham on November 30, 1922, in Mason City. He preceded her in death in September 1980. After their marriage, they lived in Manning, Iowa until 1975, and then moved to Clear Lake.
She enjoyed singing and was the choir director in the United Methodist Church in Manning. She also enjoyed sewing and flowers, but she was best known at Christmas time for her homemade candy and cinnamon rolls.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Clear Lake, American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, Eastern Star P.E.O. Chapter LE in Clear Lake, and was a former member of the United Methodist Church in Manning.
Besides her husband, Jay Bingham, she was also preceded in death by her parents, four sisters and one brother.
Left to cherish her memory is one son, Dale S. Bingham, and his wife, Celia of North Liberty, Iowa; one daughter, Joyce E. Hudgens and her husband, John, of Des Moines; five grandchildren, Sherry Narusiewicz and her husband, Steve, of Oakdale, Minnesota; Sue Wetsch and her husband, David of Urbandale, Iowa; Jim Hudgens and his wife. Suzi, of Plano, Texas; Stephanie Bernhagen and her husband, Paul, of Kissimie. Florida: and Dirk Bingham of North liberty: seven great-grandchildren; as well as other relatives and friends.