Lorene Clara Clift

Lorene "Clara" Clift (Nestell)

"Clara Bell"

Passed away on Thursday, October I5, 2026.

She was born on December 31, 1961 at the Indian Hospital in Lawton, OK to Wilma Mae Redbone-Tselee Wells and raised by Daddy Warren G. Wells, biological Father Lloyd Nestell. She married Richard Allen Clift on May IO, 1985 in Fort Cobb, Oklahoma. She is a member of The Apache Tribe of Oklahoma.

She attended schools: Lawton, South Carolina, Broxton, Ft. Cobb, Apache, Anadarko.

Worked at Apache Store, NoWhere Store, Gentiva Home Health, Carnegie Town Hall.

She enjoyed: Chasing her chickens around (Chicken Lady), going fishing, watching old Westerns and Classics old shows such as: Gunsmoke, Rifleman, Little House on the Prairie, Waltons, Andy Griffith shows, John Wayne movies. Her favorite movie was The Wizard of Oz. Listening to Redbone Blackfoot Society pow wow songs.

She absolutely loved spending time with her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren.

Clara's survivors include her husband Richard Allen Clift, Carnegie, OK;

Son: Michael Derinis Nestell, Caregie, OK ;

Son: Richard Allen Clift, Ji., and wife Amber, Altus, OK ;

Daughter: Priscilla Ann Nestell, (Dolly);

Sister: Vivian Mae Itwin (Annie Nestell) and husband Tim Irwin, Guthrie, OK;

Half-brother: Craig Hoelscher and wife Lisa of Oklahoma City;

Special Sons: Tremayne Donahue Wells, Sr. and Nathan Joe-Herbert Wells, St.

Grandchildren: Kirsten Handley (Nestell), Raegan Nestell, Noah Nestell, Kimber Brown, (her Angel Girl)-August Mae Clift Ja'leigh Sharpfish

Great-grandchildren: Madilyn Handley, McKenna Handley, Mia Handley.

Adopted Sons: Christopher Wagner, Darrell Ballou, Raymond Gloria, Robert Smith.

Special Sons and Daughter: Dustin and Samantha Webb, Shyloh Powers, Brandy Foster.

Lifelong Friends/Sisters: Narissa (Teeney) Smith, Kathy Gonzalez, Estela Gloria.

Many, many nieces and nephews that she loved very much and enjoyed spending time with.

She is proceeded in death by her parents: Warren and Wilma Wells, a brother, Lloyd Nestell, Jr.,.

Grandparents: Herbert & Clara (Blackbear) Redbone-Tselee.

Special Uncles: Nathan (Jumbo) Tselee, Raymond (Skillet) Tselee.

Special Brother: Philman (Spudnik) Tselee.

Special Nephew: Gus Redbone

Funeral: 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, Carnegie, OK

Visitation: 1:00 - 8:00 p.m., Sunday, October 18, 2026

1:00 - 4:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2026

Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK

All Night Wake: 7:00 p.m., Monday, October 19, 2026

Cedar Creek United Methodist Church, Carnegie, OK

Interment: Carnegie Cemetery, Carnegie, OK

Under the direction of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Carnegie, OK