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Clara May Truitt
Posted 3/27/15
SALISBURY - Clara May Monigle Truitt died at her home Sat., Mar. 21, 2015. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1928, the daughter of Charlotte and Arthur Patrick Monigle. She graduated from …
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Clara May Truitt
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SALISBURY - Clara May Monigle Truitt died at her home Sat., Mar. 21, 2015. She was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1928, the daughter of Charlotte and Arthur Patrick Monigle. She graduated from Ravenhill Academy and from Drexel University. In June 1951, she married Alfred T. Truitt Jr. at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church and began her life in Salisbury. She was a high school home economics teacher in Baltimore and Wicomico counties. She was a former member of Green Hill Yacht & Country Club, where she enjoyed years as an avid golf and tennis player. She was a dedicated member of the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, and their St. Mary Martha Guild where she supported both the Joseph House and the Carriage House. She worked with the PRMC Junior Board, receiving recognition as a "Life-Time" volunteer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, George L. Ralph; brother, Arthur Monigle; and a granddaughter, Hannah Lindley Campbell. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Judge Alfred T. Truitt Jr; her five children, Christine Bozick, Alfred T. "Bruzz" Truitt III, Cathleen Campbell, Margaret Engler and Michael Truitt. Also surviving are her sisters, Gail Moore and Charlotte Wieland; and one brother, George L. Ralph Jr.; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial was held at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church on Fri., Mar. 27, 2015. Interment was at Parsons Cemetery. Arrangements are in the care of Holloway Funeral Home in Salisbury.