Age 64, Lawton - Funeral Mass will be at 11:00 AM Thursday at Holy Family Catholic Church with Rev. Philip Seeton, pastor officiating. Mrs. Clyde died Sunday in Lawton. Burial will be in Post Cemetery, Fort Sill under the direction of Becker Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Wake service will be at 7:00 PM Wednesday at the funeral home chapel. She was born December 29, 1945, in El Reno, OK to Raymond and Mathilda Valliant. She graduate high school from St. Mary's in 1963. Following high school she attended St. Anthony Hospital school of nursing and graduated in 1966. After graduation she returned to Lawton where she met and married Gerard Anthony Clyde July 29, 1967. Her 40 plus year nursing career started at Comanche County Memorial Hospital in 1966 as an emergency room nurse. From 1967-1968 she served as director of nurses for McMahon-Tomlinson Nursing Center. She worked for Comanche County Memorial Hospital from 1968-1973 before accompanying her husband during his military service in Germany. She received a Bachelor's degree from Oklahoma City University in 1972. Upon returning from Germany in 1976 she resumed working at Comanche County Memorial Hospital. Over the next 27 years she served Comanche County Memorial Hospital in various positions retiring in 2003. Her last 9 years of service were as Vice President/Division Director of Nurses. She earned a M.S. in Nursing from Oklahoma University in 1985. From 2003-2006 she worked with American Nurses' Credentialing Center as an appraiser for the ANCC Magnet recognition program. During her nursing career she was active in several nursing organizations including American Nurses Association, Sigma Theta Tau, Oklahoma Nurses Association, Oklahoma Organization of Nurse Executives, and the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing serving a term as president. During her career she was awarded the Molly Pitcher Award, Edna Hill distinguished service award, and Nursing Service Administration Nurse of the year. Outside of her nursing career she enjoyed her grandchildren, social activities, and community service. Her community service included serving as president of the board for Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma. She also served as treasurer of Lawton Philharmonic League and Questers. She was an active member of Beta Sigma Phi and Holy Family Catholic Church. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Tony and Jenny Clyde, Tulsa; her daughter and son-in-law Angela and Taylor Farmer, Lawton; her son and daughter-in-law Greg and Michele Clyde, Oklahoma City; 5 grandchildren: Katie Farmer and John Farmer, Lawton; Zachary and Ryan Clyde, Oklahoma City; Mathilda Clyde, Tulsa and many other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband, CPT Gerard Anthony Clyde; her parents, Raymond and Mathilda Valliant; and her brother, Robert Valliant. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, 1930 Ferris, Suite 5 Lawton 73507; The Hospice Home Fund; Holy Family Catholic Church building fund, 1010 NW 82nd Lawton 73505