Alice Ann Click's Obituary
CLICK, Alice Ann, age 91, of Waynesville, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2024, at Brookdale Senior Living in Piqua.
Alice was born February 1, 1933, in Mousie, Kentucky. She was the youngest child of Hiram and Cumine Casebolt Slone. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 57 years, Raymond D. Click; brothers, Carlos (Alice) Slone, Marcus (Lillian, Zona) Slone; Edsel Ford Slone (infant); sisters, Prudie (Clinton) Cox, Helen (Travis) Simpson, Bessie (Clyde) Hale, Verna (Kelly) Reed, and Virginia (Charles) Rice.
Left to mourn our loss are her two children, Pamela (Bill) Weldy and Larry (Gwen) Click; four grandchildren, Robert (Penny) Bost, Matthew (Jessica) Bost, Kristen (Steve) Swift, and Stephanie (Allen) Bedell; five great-grandchildren, Ethan (Beth) Bost, Emma Bost, Braden Bost, Avery Swift, Kelsie Rae Bedell; special family, Monte, Debi, and Chloe Bost and Jody Herndon; and a gaggle of nieces and nephews.
Alice married Raymond, the love of her life, April 17, 1952, in Banner, Kentucky. Their first home was in Lima, where Alice rolled cigars for the RG Dun tobacco company. Shortly after that, they moved to Shiloh, Ohio, and lived next to her sister, Verna. There she worked at the Pioneer Rubber Company. In 1958, Ray was transferred to Mobile, Alabama, where they lived until 1961. At this time, Alice was a stay-at-home mom, raising Pam and Larry. Ray was again transferred, this time to Gentile Air Force Base, later known as DESC, in Dayton. They briefly lived with Alice’s sister, Bessie, until they moved into the little pink house on Carter Drive where she lived for the next 62 years.
Alice became a member of the Waynesville Baptist Church in 1973. She loved her church family and enjoyed visiting her deacon families with Ray. She always enjoyed telling new members and everyone else that she was the only “Click” in her church.
Over the years, she worked at several places, but the one she enjoyed most was working at the Quaker Heights Nursing Home in Waynesville. Her most recent job was being the door greeter at Brookdale Senior Living in Piqua. Alice had her seat in the great room across from the front door. If the caregivers were a little slow in answering the bell, Alice would let them know by saying, “Someone’s at the door!” She didn’t know a stranger and greeted every visitor with a big smile and asked them, “What’s the weather outside?”
She loved her home, her garden, and her family. She never missed a reunion or chance to go back to Kentucky. While growing up wasn’t always easy, she never failed to tell everyone, “I wouldn’t take nothing for my raisin’.” She had a sharp sense of humor and was generous to a fault. She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew her.
The family will receive friends from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 6, at Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home in Waynesville. A funeral service will immediately follow at 1:00 PM at the funeral home. Dale McCloud will be officiating the service. Burial will be at Miami Valley Memory Gardens in Centerville. Condolences at www.stubbsconner.com.
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