Claire (Ouellet) Chilton

Mrs. Claire Ouellet Chilton passed away Thursday, June 1, 2023 at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home in Winston-Salem.

Claire was born November 18, 1942 in Québec, Canada, a daughter to the late Charles Ouellet and Simone Hebert Ouellet. Claire proudly became a US citizen in February of 1984. She was  employed by Hyatt Regency Toronto where she became the first female Maître D’ in Canada. After opening a franchise with I Natural Cosmetics, she became owner and CEO of Claire’s I natural Cosmetics where she operated stores in 6 cities and 2 states.

Claire enjoyed golf, bridge, Mahjong, cooking, gardening and crafts.

Over the years, she resided in Trois-Rivières, Québec Canada, Toronto, Ontario Canada, High Point, NC, Greensboro, NC, Badin Lake, NC, Fort Myers, FL and Bermuda Run, NC.

She leaves behind her daughters, Maud Rivard and Dr. Sandra Rivard (Michel Senneville); her grandchildren, Alex and Emma Senneville; her daughter by love, Joni Chilton Moffitt (Bruce Moffitt) and grandsons, Kevin and Ryan Moffitt; her sister, Aurore St-Laurent (Jos St-Laurent) from LaTuque Québec Canada; her niece, Annie Gingras (Eric) and her nephew, Yves St Laurent (Patricia); her companion, Thomas Honaker and many beloved friends.

Her family was the love and pride of her life.

In addition to her parents, Claire was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Roger B. Chilton and her son by love, Roger Kyle Chilton.
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A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on 06/16/2023 in the chapel of the Cumby Family Funeral Service in High Point with visitation at 10:00 am. After the service, a lunch reception will be held in the Life Tribute Center at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home, 101 Hospice Ln.  Winston-Salem, NC, 27103 or to the American Stroke Association at https:www.stroke.org.

The family extends thanks to the nurses and caregivers at Kate B. Reynolds Hospice Home.

Condolences may be shared on Claire’s tribute page at www.cumbyfuneral.com. Cumby Family  Funeral Service in High Point is assisting the family.

COME WITH ME
God saw you getting tired
And a cure was not to be
So He put His arms around you
And whispered ‘Come with Me.’

With tearful eyes
We watched you suffer
And saw you fade away,
Although we loved you dearly
We could not make you stay.

A golden heart stopped beating,
Hard working hands at rest,
God broke our hearts to prove
He only takes the best.

It’s lonesome here without you,
We miss you more each day,
Life doesn’t seem the same
Since you’ve gone away.

When days are sad and lonely
And everything goes wrong,
We seem to hear you whisper
‘Cheer up and carry on.’

Each time we see your picture,
You seem to smile and say
‘Don’t cry, I’m in God’s keeping
We’ll meet again someday.’

You never said ‘I’m leaving’,
You never said goodbye,
You were gone before we knew it,
And only God knew why.

A million times we needed you,
A million times we cried,
If love alone could have saved you,
You never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly,
In death we love you still,
In our hearts you hold a place,
That no one could ever fill.

It broke our hearts to lose you,
But you didn’t go alone,
For part of us went with you,
The day God took you home.

From Rhonda Braswell

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