Sondra J. “Soni” (Cump) Clapper, 87, of Blairsville, PA went to be with the Lord peacefully on Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at St. Andrew’s Village, Indiana, PA.
The daughter of Calvin D.T. and Elizabeth G. (Hartley) Cump, she was born on August 18, 1936, in Altoona, PA.
Soni graduated from Altoona High School, Class of 1954 and worked for many years as a teller at PNC Bank, Blairsville branch until her retirement.
She was a member and Deacon of the United Presbyterian Church, Blairsville, Chapeau Red Hat Society, Past Matron (1996) of Blairsville Chapter No. 166 Order of the Eastern Star and member of the Latrobe Chapter No. 221 Order of the Eastern Star.
Soni loved baking cookies for her family and her Yorkies, Trissi, Kadi and Ashley.
Surviving are her two children, Marian “Dee” Hill (Gary) of Indiana, and Steven D. Clapper (Karen) of Harleysville, PA; four grandchildren, Cassandra E. Hill, Callee O. Simmers, Nathan C. Clapper, and Jared Clapper; and two great grandchildren, Aidan, and Luke.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband M. Donald Clapper on September 13, 1997.
The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, from 2 to 4 PM and 6 to 8 PM at the Shoemaker Funeral Home, Inc., 49 N. Walnut St., Blairsville, PA. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 7th at 11 AM in the funeral home with Rev. Timothy R. Monroe officiating.
Eastern Star services will be held in the funeral home on Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Interment will be in the Blairsville Cemetery, Blairsville.
To view the online obituary, sign the guest book or send condolences, visit www.shoemakerfamilyservices.com.
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