Clarice Honeycutt, 88
Clarice Honeycutt, 88, of Brandon, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, 2026, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls. Visitation will be from 2-4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 15, 2026, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux Falls. Interment will be in the Hills of Rest Cemetery.
Arlene Clarice Honeycutt was born on Sept. 20, 1938 to Charley J. and Mabel (Page) Clyde in Page, Neb. As a child, she moved with her family to Sioux Falls. She graduated from Sioux Falls Washington High School in 1956.
She met her future husband Calvin Honeycutt in Sioux Falls in 1955. They were married on June 9, 1956, in Sioux Falls.
Clarice and Calvin moved to Anderson, Ind., where Calvin finished college. Clarice worked at Warner Press Publishing while Calvin finished his schooling. They moved to Alexandria, Ind., in 1967. Then in 1976, they moved to Sioux Falls with their six children and pets.
Clarice started her Honeycutt Daycare in Sioux Falls. The family moved to Brandon in 1980. She continued her daycare in Brandon, and took care of hundreds of children in 40-plus years of care.
Clarice also helped lead Girl Scouts in Brandon for six years. She loved to sing and play the piano and keyboards. She could be found many times with a child on her lap while playing the piano and singing. She also accompanied many children in recitals. She also loved sewing and made flower girl and bridesmaid dresses for some of her children’s weddings.
Grateful for having shared her life are her children, Mark (Brenda) Honeycutt of Brandon, Scott (Nadine) Honeycutt of San Diego, Calif., Brent Honeycutt of Minnesota, Cynthia (Blaine) Petersen of Stockton, Ill., and Jonathan Honeycutt of Lakeville, Minn.; 16 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild; siblings, Ruby (Devern) Enevoldsen of Hanover, Ind., Carol (Wesley) Urdahl of Brainerd, Minn., Dale Clyde of Sioux Falls, Darleen Ekern of Bakersfield, Calif., Idella (Mike) Arthur of Warsaw, Mo., Sally (Mike) Kroger of Dell Rapids, Tony Clyde of South Dakota, and Lorna Clyde of Canistota; and a host of many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Clarice was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Honeycutt; her daughter, Rachel McGuire; and her parents, Charley and Mabel (Page) Clyde.
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