Clarence Ray McIlwain

Clarence Ray McIlwain January 6, 1935-August 8. 2009 CLARENCE RAY McILWAIN, 74, passed away Saturday at his home in Bryan, TX. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. Sunday August 9 at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 P.M. Tuesday August 11, 2009 with visitation beginning at 2:00 P.M. at Memorial Oaks Funeral Home, 13001 Katy Freeway in Houston. Burial will follow at Memorial Oaks Cemetery with Deacon Bill Scarmardo officiating. Clarence was born January 6, 1935 in West Helena, Arkansas. He graduated from Maribeu B. Lamar High School in Houston in 1954 and was a member of the 1953 Texas State Championship Football Team. He attended the University of Texas at Austin on a football scholarship. He served two years in the United States Army. He was the owner of Chimney Rock Heating and Air Conditioning Service in Houston for 25 years and retired to Bryan in 1998 after living in Bellaire, Texas for 38 years. He is preceded in death by his parents Viola and Ruben McIlwain. Clarence is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jerry Lesikar McIlwain of Bryan, TX; daughter Cathy Meyer of Houston; son Brian McIlwain and Paula White of Houston; grandson Kyle Meyer and granddaughter Kristina Meyer both of Houston; two sisters, Patti Mancuso and husband Cullen of Bryan, and Janette Hopper of Burleson, TX; two brothers Ernie McIlwain and wife Glenda of Houston and Wesley McIlwain of Houston; eight nephews and five nieces. In lieu of flowers, we request donations be made to the American Heart Association.