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Clarence Clements Obituary
Born August 15, 1921, Clarence was a son of the late Lawrence D. and Estlee S. Day-Clements. He was a veteran of the US Army Air-Corp, and on August 12, 1946, Clarence married Eva Gray in Tanneyville, MO. He was employed in the maintenance department at UniRoyal and later worked for Kerr Glass in Plainfield, where he retired as a machinist. Clarence was a member of the Wilmington Island Squares and was known to be an avid reader. In his free time, Clarence also enjoyed fishing, gardening, and spending time with his family.
Survivors include three children, Carol A. Clements of Wilmington, Gregory I. Clements of Coal City, and Lawrence C. (Joan) Clements of Braceville; ten grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; one sister, Lora Marie Knapp of Clarence, MO; one brother, Allen (Petra) Clements of Ocala, FL; one son-in-law, Larry J. Howard of Champaign; and one daughter-in-law, Wanda Clements of Morris; as well as numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Eva (1989); one daughter, Daphne Howard (2004); one son, Rodney A. Clements (2007); two grandchildren, Shawn and Cale Clements; two sisters, Rowena Huff and Eunice King; and one brother, Leonard.
Visitation will be TODAY, Wednesday June 11, 2008 from 4 PM to 8 PM, and Thursday, June 12, 2008 from 9 AM until time of funeral service, 10AM at Reeves Funeral Home in Wilmington. Burial will follow in Maple Hill Cemetery in Elwood.
Preferred memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made as gifts in Clarence's memory to the Joliet Area Community Hospice Home, 250 Water Stone Cir., Joliet, IL 60431. Online Guestbook
www.ReevesFuneral.com
REEVES FUNERAL HOME
219 N. Joliet St. ~ Wilmington
815/476-7621
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Kimi Dunn
June 11, 2008
Larry,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I am sorry that I am not in the area to attend.
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