Clara Mae Morgan was born on October 6,1931 in Tuskegee, Alabama to Princella Seatts and Sam Tolbert, Sr. She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church in Tuskegee, Alabama.

Clara graduated Tuskegee Institute High School in 1951 and moved to Birmingham, Alabama to attend business school and continue her education in Business Administration. After completing business school, she moved to Cleveland, Ohio and became a member of East Mt. Zion Baptist Church under the leadership of the late Reverend William M. Downs. She was then united in holy matrimony to Jesse Morgan on November 19, 1955. To this union four children were born. They were married 39 years until his passing.

Clara was a member of the Bender Avenue Street Club in the 1960’s and a member of the International Toast Mistress Club.

She enjoyed family gatherings and assisted in planning and participating in the Parker, Tolbert, Seatts Family Reunions.

Clara retired from the Center for Human Services in the late 1990’s as an Executive Secretary. After retiring, she started an in-home day care center for infants and children that lived in the neighborhood. She was also a foster parent for the Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services.

She was a faithful member of East Mt. Zion Baptist Church where she was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary and actively participated in Sunday School until her health prevented her from continuing.

Clara was preceded in death by her husband Jesse and grandson Jayson; brothers Robert Seatts and Bennie Seatts; sisters Voncille Jones, Ida Williams and Kathleen Lee.

Clara passed away at home on September 4, 2022 after a brief illness and was surrounded by loved ones at the time of her passing. She leaves to cherish her memory: three daughters, Janis Bridges (Al), Rosslin Morgan and Brenda R. Morgan; one son, Anthony Morgan (Janice) and one brother, Sam Tolbert, Jr.

Grandchildren, Chastity Morgan, Ashley King-Woods (Jae), Darius Morgan (Amanda), Donovan Jesse Corlew (Deja) and Kenedi Symone Leggett. Great-grandchildren, Kylie, Tae, Ayce and Ayden. She also leaves to cherish her memory a host of neices, nephews, cousins and friends.