CLAY BEDNAR

Clay Bednar, 80, of San Angelo died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2004, in a local hospital. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at Johnson Street Church of Christ, with Dr. Tommy King officiating. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Ozona. Mr. Bednar was born on Jan. 16, 1924, in Mereta, to John and Millie Psencik Bednar. Clay served in the Army Air Force in the Pacific during World War II. He was employed by the Department of Public Safety for 30 years, serving as Texas Ranger from 1961 until his retirement in 1981. Clay was a member of Johnson Street Church of Christ and had served as an elder at the Church of Christ in Ozona. Mr. Bednar was preceded in death by his first wife, Alma Bednar in 1994. Survivors include his wife, Jane Bednar of San Angelo; his son, Rodger Clayton Bednar and his wife, Nancy, of Keller; two brothers, Wilburn of Garden City, Edwin Bednar of Big Spring; and a grandson, Paul Clayton Bednar and his wife, Amy, of Frisco.

January 26, 2004
Randy Sillavan
Clay Bednar will not only be remembered as an outstanding peace officer but a very good friend. Clay joined the Texas Rangers in 1961 and assigned to Company A stationed in Liberty. I had the pleasure of assisting Clay in the investigation of several criminal cases as a Firearms Examiner with the Houston Police. My father was a Company A Ranger at the time and always said Clay was the ideal Ranger and good friend. May God bless his family. Randy Sillavan Trinity,Tx

January 20, 2004
Don Jackson
Clay was one of the most professional officers I ever knew. Just one word fromhim was worth more than volumns from others. He was as good a man as he was an officer. I will miss him.

January 20, 2004
Paulette Coleman
Jane and family, Gerald and I were saddened by the news of Clay's passing. We will miss him when we visit Johnson Street Church not sitting behind us. He had a beautiful voice and he was such a sweet God fearing man.