Yvonne May Clarke was born in Kingston, Jamaica in the West indies, to two caring parents, Mr. Lascelles Clarke and Millicent A. Smith on January 9th, 1952. Yvonne was preceded in death by her parents, Millicent and Lascelles; her daughter, Nicole; and her sisters, Sharon and Winsome. She was the oldest child of all her siblings. Winsome, Angela, Kay Ann, Claudia, Sharon and Michele. After primary school in Jamaica she migrated to New York with her mom. Yvonne was very intelligent and scored highly on exams. Her high academic achievements got her into Thomas Jefferson High School in Queens, NY. After high school, Yvonne landed a job on Wall Street at Merrill Lynch Investors as an Insurance Representative.
She continued her education at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, Massachusetts studying Insurance. Yvonne had five children; Cheryl, Nicole, Liticia, Mikal and Steven. To all her Family members and friends, Yvonne was a kind, caring, loving and supportive soul. Later in life Yvonne began working as a Nursing Aide at Ann Carol nursing home in Lynn, MA for many years. She was an avid cat lover who enjoyed reading short stories and romance novels. Yvonne loved the Lord God, she joined a Baptist Church in Massachusetts. She enjoyed walking in the Commons and also listening to ska reggae classics, and her R+B favorites which are Luther Vandross and Marvin Gaye classics.
Yvonne leaves to mourn her passing, her children, Cheryl, Mikal, Liticia, and Steven; her grandchildren, Devin, Kadir, Ajahlai, Ajua, Millicent, Malia, and Mikal Jr.; and her great-grandchildren, Jada, Anastasia, Jahnyla, and Nylani. She also leaves behind her sisters, Angela, Kay Ann, Claudia, and Michele.