One day I will find a good picture of her in my collection and post here.
Irene nursed me through my recovery in 1999 from a full hysterectomy.
She lived in my backyard for three years.
We were sisters at heart. I've missed her.
Irene Frances Clayton
of Ningbo, China
April 5, 1944
to Nov. 26, 2010
Irene Frances Clayton, long time resident of Burley, passed away November 26th at her home in Ningbo, China. Irene was born in Sacramento, California in 1944. She earned her bachelors degree at UC Santa Cruz. She married Noel Clayton in 1967. As well as being a wife and a mother of three, Irene also worked at an the Steinhardt Aquarium in San Fransisco, had a radio show on KGHP, worked in a fish hatchery, and taught a radio class at Peninsula High School. Irene always enjoyed travel, and the final years of her life were spent in China teaching children the English language. Irene is survived by her husband Noel, her children Lawrence Clayton, Elizabeth Reed, and Louis Clayton, and her grandchildren Andrew Reed, Rosalie Reed, and Rowan Clayton. Irene will also be missed by her many friends, both in the United States and in China.
