CONNITA CLYBURN

February 23, 1947 - January 15, 2018

Connita Clyburn, 70, of Kankakee, IL, passed away Monday, January 15, 2018 at Riverside Medical Center. Memorial visitation will be Friday, January 26, 2018 from 10:00 A. M. until time of the Memorial services at 11:00 A.M. at Lax Mortuary. Cremation rites will be accorded. Connita Clyburn was born February 23, 1947 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Roy and Esther Mae Clyburn. Connita enjoyed listening to classical music and R & B Old School music, electronics, working crossword puzzles and watching movies. She is remembered fondly for her nurturing of her children. She leaves to cherish her memory, three sons, Roy Clyburn of Chicago, IL, Hayman Thomas of Kankakee, IL and Y. C. Thomas of Bradley, IL; three daughters and one son-in-law, Angela (Eli Smith) Campbell, Tina Thomas-Mason and Edward Mason and Rhonda Thomas, all of Kankakee, IL; one brother, Roy (Jackie Allen) Baity of Philadelphia, PA; a sister â€Å"Monnie†of East Chicago, IN; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by a grandchild, Jermaine McBride.