Clarence Snodgrass

Clarence Lewis Snodgrass, 93, of Joplin, Mo., formerly of Liberal, Mo., passed away Dec. 14, 2008, at Greenbriar Nursing Home in Joplin. Clarence was born Jan. 6, 1915, in Verdella, Mo., to Walter Herbert and Ina Alice (Bowman) Snodgrass. He married Wilma Florene Johnson on Oct. 10, 1938, in Liberal, where they made their home until moving to Joplin in 1991. He was a 1935 graduate of Liberal High School. Clarence worked for 38 years as a track foreman for Frisco Railroad retiring in 1975. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from 1942 through 1945. He is survived by one son, James Snodgrass and wife, Sandy, of Joplin; one daughter, Karen Lybeck and husband, Mark, of Carthage, Mo.; six grandchildren, Jeff Snodgrass, Joplin, Jason Snodgrass, Carthage, Mo., Ronald Spencer Jr., Carl Junction, Mo., Ryan Lybeck, Oronogo, Mo., Amber Lybeck, Joplin, and Heather Lindsey, Springfield, Mo.; six great-grandchildren; and one sister, Neva Rouse, of Centralia, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Wilma in 1998; two brothers, Vernon Snodgrass and Herbert Snodgrass; and one sister, Alberta Rigby. Clarence was a 50 year member of the American Legion Post No. 289, of Liberal, and a member of the Church of God Prophecy in Liberal, since 1936. Services will be Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 11 a.m. at the Church of God of Prophecy in Liberal, with Lee Shaver officiating. Burial will be in the Liberal City Cemetery. Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Konantz-Warden Funeral Home in Lamar. Serving as pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Jeff Snodgrass, Jason Snodgrass, Ron Spencer, Ryan Lybeck, Heather Lindsey and Amber Lybeck. Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberal City Park in care of the funeral home.