Laura Kathryn Clemons

Laura Kathryn Clemons, 93, of Kearney, Mo., died Wednesday, January 21, 2009, at Liberty Hospital. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Fry-Bross and Spidle Chapel, Kearney, Mo. Graveside services will be 2:15 p.m. Saturday at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Kearney. Laura was born December 5, 1915, in Malta Bend, Mo., the daughter of Alex and Mary Cort Arnold. She was reared in Malta Bend and graduated from Malta Bend High School. It was in Malta Bend that she met her husband Rollie Clemons, and they were married on December 31, 1934. In 1935, she and Rollie moved to Kearney. Rollie and Laura were the original owners of Clem's Cafe, a well-known place to eat and socialize. Laura was a member of the Kearney First Baptist Church. Rollie preceded her in death in 1995. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Bo and Jo Arnold, and two sisters, Mabel Hoff and Dorothy Schlegel. She is survived by her daughter Shirley Jobe of Laurie, Mo., and her son Fred Clemons and his wife Betty of Holt, Mo., five grandchildren: Cindy Johnson, Grove, Okla., Mark and Mike Clemons, Kearney, LeAnn Bradberry, Edmond, Okla., and Shana Emery, Camdenton, Mo., 11 great grandchildren and four great great grandchildren, as well as a host of nieces and nephews. Arrangements: Fry-Bross and Spidle Funeral Home, (816) 628-4411.