September21, 1938 – January 28, 2022

Marion Clarice (Oma) Seale Wendel Tunstall, 83, of Pearland, Texas went to be with The Lord on January 28, 2022, at Memorial City Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas after a long battle with health problems.

Clarice was born on September 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Carlie Marion Seale and Clara Selma Schelnick Seale.  Clarice grew up an only child and attended public school in Spring Branch, until transferring to Trinity Lutheran School in downtown Houston for 7^th and 8^th grades.  She went on to attend Lutheran High School (now Lutheran High South). She rode the school bus (The Pioneer) to school for 3 years and drove her cherished 1955 Chevy for her senior year. She graduated in 1956.  Clarice furthered her education at Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, Indiana and The University of Texas, Austin.  She enjoyed keeping in touch with friends from Trinity Lutheran, Lutheran High School and College throughout her life.

During high school and college, Clarice worked summers at the Houston Milk Producers Credit Union.  After College, Clarice went to work for St Joe Paper Company where she worked in Accounting.  She married and had 2 children, Kathy and Tommy.  After this marriage, in 1965 she went on to work for Hudson Engineering.  It was there she met the love of her life, Don Tunstall.  Clarice and Don married in December of 1969.  Their combined family were her 2 kids and Don’s 5.  In 1970 they had a son, Daniel, making what she described as a “his, mine and ours” home. Clarice became a full-time home maker and the family moved near Spring, Texas building a new home in Westador.  Clarice and Don, both interested in antiques, opened an Antique shop in Pearland, Texas in 1975.  They moved the business to Spring/Klein and later to Old Town Spring, where it remained open until 1990.  Clarice believed in Lutheran (Christian) Education.  Clarice and Don volunteered and were part of a dedicated group of parents that saw to the opening of Concordia Lutheran High School, Tomball, Texas in 1985.  Clarice served on the Booster Club Board for 4 years, holding many fund raisers to make CLHS a success.  After retirement in 1990, Clarice and Don were active worshipers at Trinity Lutheran Church, Houston, where they were active in the Homeless Outreach Program, volunteering to hand out meals to Houston’s homeless.

Clarice enjoyed many hobbies and activities throughout her life.  Early in her life, Clarice enjoyed hunting, fishing and “turkey shoots” with her dad and family.  She enjoyed visiting family, especially her grandmother “Momma Ida” who was known for her coffee cakes. Clarice was proud of her Wendish heritage, and she enjoyed drives to the country to visit relatives in Giddings, Texas.  Her hobbies and specialty were antiques and collectibles, Clarice had a vast knowledge of collectibles.  She enjoyed her family, her daughters, her sons, her grand kids, and great grand kids.  Seeing them made her smile and made her heart warm.  Clarice was a part of a Red Hat group in her community, were she enjoyed social events and chatting with her friends.  She met many new friends in the community she lived and enjoyed talking with them daily.  Clarice loved bird watching and learning about all the birds that frequented her multiple feeders.  An avid racing fan from a young age, where she would go to races with her dad, Clarice loved watching NASCAR.  During the season, you could always find her close to the TV cheering for favorite Chevrolet teams.

Clarice was preceded in death by her parents Carlie Marion Seale and Clara Schelnick Seale, her husband  Donald (Don / Paw) Otis Tunstall, sons Dennis Ray Tunstall, Donald (Donnie) Curtis Tunstall, Thomas (Tommy) Eugene Wendel, Dudley Glen Tunstall and grandson, Brandon Dwain Tunstall.

Clarice is survived by her son and daughter in law, Daniel and Laura Stemac Tunstall of Pearland, Texas, daughter and son in law, Kathy and Nicholas Hughes of Houston, Texas, daughter Denise Tunstall Victor of Cypress, Texas,  son Hiram Dwain Tunstall of Katy, Texas, daughter in law, Anna Tunstall of Cleveland, Texas. Clarice loved and cherished 19 grandkids, Diana, Carlie, Jessica, Chris, Sarah, Tara, Zach, Amber, Melissa, Michelle, Mitchell, Heather, Kristyna, Timothy, Shawn, David, Reese, Isaac and Jacob and numerous great grandchildren.

Friends are cordially invited to the visitation with the family on Thursday, February 3, 2022, from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. at Jeter Memorial Funeral Home, 311 N Friendswood Dr, Friendswood, TX 77546 (281) 992-7200.

The funeral service will be held on Friday, February 4, 2022, 10:30 A.M. at Epiphany Lutheran Church, Pearland Texas located at 5515 Broadway Street, Pearland Texas 77581 with Rev. Jon Salminen officiating.

Graveside service will follow at 2:00 P.M. at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery (use entrance on Sawyer street).  Graveside service is open to anyone wishing to join the family there.  There will be no procession to the cemetery, attendees are asked to meet there at 1:45 P.M. Directions will be available at funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, Clarice asked that donations be made to Christian Helping Hands, 3402 Swensen Rd, Pearland Texas 77581 or www.christianhelpinghands.org

Condolences may be sent to the Tunstall family in care of Jeter Memorial Funeral Home at www.jeterfuneralhome.com.