Tamara Ann (Kimball) Clymer Obituary (1975 - 2020)

Tamara Ann (Kimball) Clymer 5/5/75 - 4/24/20 Formerly of West Deptford, NJ, Tamara, 44, resided in Heyworth, IL since 2001. She Passed away Friday, April 24, 2020 at the Hospital after a decades long fight with endometriosis. Tara had begun occasional migraines in her teens, Lyme disease in her early twenties and endometriosis by her late twenties. Multiple treatments and operations yielded little respite from pain. When folks asked how she was doing we would say "Fine" because neither she nor we, were willing to go through the complicated explanation of her ailments. She tried to keep in touch with others through Facebook. Gradually the continual pain took its toll as she withdrew from public events and even avoided leaving the house or having her picture taken. On the morning of Thursday, April 23 she was rushed to the hospital in Bloomington, IL, with acute stomach pain. Upon admission the doctors determined there was a tear in her GI tract and she was bleeding internally. A few hours later her kidneys shut down as her blood chemistry was way out of kilter with little left but IV provided plasma. By evening her liver shut down unable to keep up with the loss of blood as well. At 1:30 AM, Friday morning her heart failed, and she passed. From the moment she was admitted to the ICU the doctors indicated that her organs had so deteriorated from the endometriosis and the effects of previous surgeries that operating to repair the tear was a non-option. She will be remembered by friends and relatives alike for her hearty laugh, empathy towards others, inquisitiveness and beauty both inside and out. A curly haired girly girl, she loved drama club, band front, her many friends while growing up at WDHS and vacations at the family beach house. Tara's free-spirited horizons gently drifted through photography, wildlife, rock bands, select classic movies & music, playing the guitar and being with her somewhat self-styled hippie and artsy friends, but most of all she constantly thought of and loved her family. We thank with all our hearts, family members, friends and the many high school era mates who made so many loving posts on Facebook about growing up with Tamara. You all helped us very much through these first days. Shortly after high school Tara headed out to Oregon where for a short time, she met a lot of new friends while attending college out there. We did not realize just how many and how devoted they were until we had the good fortune to see their comments about her on Facebook when they got the sad news. We all feel so blessed to be able to have experienced that part of her life through the portal of those posts. Sometime around the year 2000, she drifted back through Bloomington, IL, where she met her future husband Denny Clymer. She was completely taken with Denny and they immediately married that same year, with their first born, Hance being delivered in 2001 and Mason coming along in 2003. Her pride in her sons was unparalleled and deserved. Hance finished HS one semester ahead of his class in December of 2018. Hance recently graduated 1st (with honors) in his satellite communications training with the Illinois National Guard and is planning on attending college on the G.I. Bill. Mason has been an outstanding athlete for the Heyworth Hornets football team including appearing in national registers listing players to be watched for college recruiting. She attended West Deptford HS, Gloucester County College, Lane Community College & Oregon State University and worked in the department of Finance in Normal, IL for many years. Survived by her husband Dennis (Denny) Dean Clymer, two sons Hance Gregory Dean Clymer & Mason Mills Clymer, Heyworth, Mother-in-law Bonnie Summers Knuth, Bloomington, Aunts Linda Summers Wade & Nancy Summers Cole (Todd), Bloomington, Sister-in-law Jessica Clymer Rhodes, Bloomington, parents Gregory L & Barbara Ann Kimball, West Deptford, NJ, grandmother Jo-Anne (Nanna) Kimball, Clearwater, FL, brother Nathan Mills Kimball, Harlingen, TX., step sister Tracy Lynn Kimball, Clearwater, FL, Teri R Averill, Clearwater, FL, Aunt Renee Miles Phillips (Capt. Martin), Annapolis, MD, uncle Chester (Chuck) Harry Kimball (Lisa), Maryville, TN, Bruce R Mills (Madeline), West Deptford, NJ, Sharon Mills Velez, Joshua Tree, CA and many loving cousins. Predeceased by Great Grandparents: Julia Myers, Key West, FL, Grandmom Chadwick, N. Wildwood, NJ, grandparents: Gloria (Bammy) Mills & Chester (Bamdaddy) R Mills, Woodbury, NJ, Grandfather Chester H. Kimball, Clearwater, FL, Janeece (Grand mom) Kimball, Woodbury, NJ, cousins Jennifer Block and Benjamin Block. Tamara will be cremated. We hope to place her ashes under a beautiful flowering tree as soon as we choose the right place. There are no immediate plans for services due to the ongoing constraints preventing people from congregating.