Career
She was not recognized as the WOP back then because her age was only posthumously verified by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) and because Kamato Hongo"s age claim was accepted until 2012, when the GRG withdrew its acceptance of lieutenant She had two daughters, Viola and Gladys, and became a widow in 1950. Before retiring, she worked as an embroiderer and as an office worker
She remained mentally sharp until her very last day of life, enjoying talks with her family and friends.
She long believed that she was born in 1889 until her family ordered her birth certificate from the United Kingdom and discovered that Clawson was actually two years older than she thought she was. Before finding out this fact, Grace Clawson humorously celebrated her 100th birthday in 1989, when it was actually her 102nd birthday.