Obituary Clara Lynn Dingle was born on April 24, 1962, in Clarendon County, South Carolina. She was the widow of the late Matthew Dingle Sr. She was the oldest daughter of the late O'Neal and Daisy Montgomery Johnson. She was affectionately known as "Lynn" to those who knew and loved her. Clara was educated in the public schools of Sumter, South Carolina. She graduated from Sumter High School. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by her grandparents Marie (Johnny) Montgomery and Virginia (Jessie) Johnson and other uncles, aunts, nephews, and nieces. ​On March 9, 2021, she departed this life at Prism Health Tuomey in Sumter, South Carolina She leaves to cherish her precious memories; three sons, Wayne A. (Jessica) Dingle, Matthew Dingle, and Emmanuel Dingle, five sisters, Daisy Johnson, Brenda (Keith) Moore, Jacqueline (Leroy) Wright, Thomasina (Timothy) Dingle, and Deborah Johnson, thirteen grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, one aunt, Thelma Brunson, one uncle, John David Johnson and a host of other relatives and friends   To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Clara L Dingle, please visit our floral store.