Carol Ann O’Clare age 78 passed away Sunday January 5, 2025, at Alive Hospice Center in Murfreesboro. She was born November 24, 1946, to her parents the late Garland and Margaret Clark Lester. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by a daughter, Jennifer Butts. Ms. O’Clare was Baptist and attended the Smithville First Baptist Church and worked in Ministery at Lighthouse Christian Camp where she enjoyed living in the Widow’s home. She is survived by granddaughter, Rachel Jarvis; grandson, David Butts; 2 sisters, Cathy Sizemore, and Julia Anderson; brother, Michael Lester. The family has honored Ms. O’Clare’s wishes to be cremated. A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. DeKalb Funeral Chapel is honored to care for the O’Clare family.