Alice Clynese Winston's Obituary
Alice Clynese Winston passed away peacefully in her home on the evening of August 6, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Winston, her brother John Newton Wright, and her sister Geneva (Mrs. Joseph) Pampuro. She is survived by her two sisters, Sara (Mrs. David) Wilson of Sperry Oklahoma, and Teena (Mrs. Richard) Hartsoch of Memphis; her brother, James Wright of Memphis, and her sister-in-law Verna (Mrs. John Newton) Wright; her three daughters Sheila (Mrs. Louis) Patrick of Memphis, Sandra (Mrs. Cranston Riley) Coleman of Niceville, Florida and Sharon (Mrs. Robert) Woodman of Memphis; her grandson, Nathan Brown of Lincoln, Nebraska and her grand-daughters, Melanie (Mrs. Todd) Farmer of Memphis, Sarah Coleman of Niceville, Florida, and Jennifer (Mrs. William) Caddell of Waxhaw, North Carolina; her great-grandchildren, Izzie Rain Farmer, Stephanie and Sydney Caddell, and Jessie, Samuel Brown and Amberly Carr, as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews. Alice was born on January 30, 1927 to Icy and Nathan Wright in Winesoga, Mississippi, and was the eldest of six children. The family moved to Memphis in 1936, where she and all her brothers and sisters attended Messick Elementary and High School. After she married and all her children were in school, she was fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of Florence McIntyre, who had studied under William Merritt Chase and other figures of the New York school of American art and had been the first director of Brooks Memorial Art Gallery in 1914. In the fifties, Miss McIntyre was giving art classes in her beautiful home in Victorian Village. Miss McIntyre recognized and encouraged Alice’s talent for drawing and painting, especially in the production of portraits. They became great friends and Mrs. Winston continued to paint until the last year of her life. She was one of only ten students of Miss McIntyre whose work was chosen for an exhibit in their teacher’s honor shortly after Miss McIntyre’s death. Alice’s first portrait was of her great grandmother, done from a photograph and presented to her own mother as a Mother’s Day present. The majority of the portraits in the following years were of members of her family. Most of the portraits and many still life studies were presented as gifts to friends and family, for whom they have become cherished possessions. Alice’s gift for creating beautiful art was only one of the blessings she brought to all who knew her. Her love of the life of the mind, philosophy, literature and music was contagious and a source of inspiration for all who were fortunate enough to know her. She was an inspiration to her family and many friends and will be remembered with great respect and affection. The family will receive friends on Sunday, August 9, 2015 from 5-7 p.m. and a funeral service will be held at 10 am on Monday, August 10, 2015 all at Memorial Park Funeral Home, 5668 Poplar Ave., Memphis. For those who would like to honor her with a memorial other than flowers, donations may be made to The Monastery of St. Clare, 1310 Dellwood Avenue, Memphis TN 38127. Memorial Park Funeral Home, “Behind the stone wall”, 901-767-8930. Condolences may be offered at www.MemorialParkOnline.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Memorial Park Funeral Home and Cemetery, 5668 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119, “Behind the Stone Wall”
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