CUERO: Pamela Ann Whitten St. Clair passed away on Friday, June 5, 2026. She was born on January 25, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Ezra Chester Wood Whitten and Juanita Fay (Ruston) Whitten.
She grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She attended beauty school while in high school and graduated not only high school but beauty school as well. She was a licensed cosmetologist in Oklahoma in 1968. She met her future husband, Ira “Bud” St. Clair at the age of 14. They dated long distance until she turned 18. They then married on December 31, 1968. They were married for 57 years. Later in life, Pamela worked as a secretary for J & B Trucking in Cuero and also in the leather industry. She obtained her cosmetology license in Texas in 1983. She worked as a beautician for Hair Designs for 12 years, until she went to work for Sisters Shear Shop, which she ended up owning until retirement. She was known as “Mom” to many, and her door was always open. She had a huge heart, no one went hungry, without clean clothes and a place to sleep. She was known as the “life of the party” and Easter and Christmas were always a very big deal to her. She had God in her heart and there was no doubt about her faith.
Survived by her loving husband, Ira; her children, Deanna Lantz and husband Clifford; John St. Clair and wife Lisa; grandchildren Kortney Wise (Dalton), ShyAnne Davis (Wesslie), Noah Lantz, Hayden St, Clair, Alyssa St. Clair; great grandchildren, Cason Davis and Peyton Davis; Godchildren Shellie Lucas, Rhawnie Ware and Chris Ware; daughter of the heart, Elizabeth Holly; grandchildren of the heart, Dillon and Kathleen Parr; sister, Judy Escoe (Dwight); brother, Timothy Whitten; numerous brother and sisters in-law; nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation 9 a.m., followed by Funeral Service at 11 a.m., Thursday, June 11, 2026, at Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home, with Ministers Brian St. Clair and Tony Gonzales (Victoria Family Church in Cuero) officiating. Burial to follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Cheapside, TX.
Pallbearers: Lucas Hanson, Hayden St. Clair, Jimmy Hammack, Charlie Baros, Jimmy Baros, Jack Tondre.
Honorary Pallbearers: Wesslie Davis, Dalton Wise, Noah Lantz and Cason Davis.
Memorials may be given to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warriors or the American Heart Association.