Burl Ray Clements Sr.

CLEMENTS, Burl Ray Sr., age 69, of Keysville, Va. passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. He was the son of the late Claude H. Clements and Georgia Ray Clements. Burl leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 48 years, Connie Mason Clements; his daughters, Sherri Crawford (Brad), Marnie Young (Kenneth); his son, Burl Ray Clements Jr. (Shawn); along with grandchildren, Garrett and Max Crawford, Taylor and Mason Young, Abby and Macy Clements; his sisters, Marie Skelton and Jeanne Tharrington; and his brother, Carl Clements. He was predeceased by two brothers, Claude H. Clements Jr. and Harvey Gray Clements. He attended Iowa State College on a football scholarship and transferred to and graduated from Elon College, where he was inducted into the Football Hall of Fame, obtained a graduate degree from East Carolina University and an advanced certificate of administration and supervision from the University of Virginia. He retired from Charlotte County Public Schools in 1991. The family will receive friends at the Browning Funeral Home in Keysville from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2008. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 13, 2008 in the Ash Camp Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Burl Ray Clements Football Scholarship Fund at Elon University, 2600 Campus Box, Elon, N.C. 27244. The Browning Funeral Home in Keysville is in charge of the arrangements.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.