Clara Bell Howard Siems, 83, passed away Wednesday, April 13, 2016 in Brenham, Texas.  Mrs. Siems was born March 21, 1933 in Houston, Texas, the daughter of Andrew Johnson Howard and Mattie Ida Walling Howard. Clara was a resident of Brenham in recent years and formerly of Santa Fe and La Marque, Texas.  She had worked many years as a bank teller at First Bank of La Marque and the La Marque branch of Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan Association. Clara was an active member of Arcadia First Baptist Church of Santa Fe and loved by all as a kind and gentle soul.  Mrs. Siems is preceded in death by her husband Paul Henry Siems and her parents.  Clara is survived by her children George Siems and wife Becky of Longview, TX, Roxie Moore and husband Randy of Brenham, TX and Annette Moore and her husband John of Hillsboro, TX; eleven grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren.  Visitation for Mrs. Siems will be Friday, April 15, 2016 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 pm at the James Crowder Funeral Home, 401 Texas Ave, La Marque, Texas.  Funeral Services will be Saturday, April 16, 2016, 4:00 p.m. at Arcadia First Baptist Church of Santa Fe, 14828 Hwy 6, Santa Fe, Texas, with Dr. Rick Smith, officiating. Interment will follow at Hayes Grace Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas.  Pallbearers will be Paul Siems, Philip Siems, John Moore IV, Scott Moore, Michael Moore, Chris Moore, Chris Basye, and Jason Healer. Honorary Pallbearers will be Matthew Wells, Tony Eschberger, and Kenneth Vrazel.