Clara A. Story, 77, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, passed away at 3:47 P.M., May 13, 2017 at Kindred Hospital Saint Anthony’s in Saint Louis, Missouri. FUNERAL SERVICE will be held at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Chapel at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois, with Reverend Frank Huston officiating.  Burial will follow at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. Friends of the Clara A. Story Family may call from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Chapel at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. For those who wish, memorials may be given to Lighthouse Baptist Church in Memory of Clara A. Story and will be accepted at the funeral home or may be mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mt. Vernon, Illinois 62864. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfh.com for further information or to send online condolences.