Jacquelyn R. Singer

Jacquelyn Ruth Singer (Jackie), 79, of Clarksville, died Sunday, September 14th, 2025, at the Meadowlands in O’Fallon. Jackie was born May 6, 1946, to Kenneth Parks Clow and Ruth T. Boykin in Centerville, Iowa. They lived for a while in Madison, Wisconsin, and North Carolina before returning to Iowa to raise their family. Jackie graduated from Ottumwa High School in 1964. She then attended Ottumwa Heights College. After that, she attended Missouri State Teachers College in Kirksville where she received her degree in elementary education in 1969. It was there she met her husband, Dallas V. Singer, and were united in marriage on April 26, 1969. Jackie was a stay at home mom while Dallas worked as a teacher for a few years. They moved to the Clarksville area when he took the job as the elementary principal at Clopton in 1975. Jackie began her 32 years of teaching at Clopton in 1977. She taught remedial reading for two years, then became a second grade teacher in 1979 until her retirement in 2009. Jackie stayed busy by helping take her kids to all their activities and games. From dance, 4-H, and Khoury League games when they were young, to band and all sports once they were in middle school and high school. She served as cheerleading sponsor for several years at Clopton. She was also a member of the Chatauqua Club and the Clarksville Methodist Church. In her free time, she enjoyed playing bridge, reading, watching Cardinals baseball and visiting her cousins in North Carolina. Jackie was always taking care of others, hence the “Helping Hands” already engraved on her headstone. She took care of Dallas and her mom when they both became ill. Her joy for the past 34 years has been her grandchildren. They would always bring a smile to her face. She enjoyed reading to them and taking them out to places. She was able to watch them play soccer and softball, until it became too difficult for her. Jackie was preceded in death by her parents, husband Dallas, sister-in-law Sharon Singer, and sister-in-law and brother-in-law Luella and Charles Fancher. She is survived by her son, Shannon (Amy) Singer of Wentzville, daughter Kelley (Tom) Wehmeyer of Elsberry, brother Ken (Pat) Clow Jr. of Lenexa, KS, sister Carolyn Llewellyn of Sparks, NV, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Carolyn and Mick Maloney of Spearfish, SD, granddaughters Carolyn, Christine, and Callie Wehmeyer of Elsberry, Danielle (Ty) Riggs of Sedan, KS, great granddaughters Etta and Audra, bonus granddaughter, Kylee, and many cousins, nieces and nephews. Visitation is from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. with memorial service at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, September 19th at Collier Funeral Home in Louisiana, MO. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Clopton Alumni Association or the Clarksville Methodist Church.

Jacquelyn R. Singer

May 6, 1946 - September 14, 2025