KINDRED, Clarence Oliver

KINDRED, HUTCHINSON, HAGAN, AGNEW, PARSON, EVANS, BEERS, MCDOWELL, DRISKILL, OVERTON, BOLES, CARLON, WHITE

Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 1/4/2017 at 02:37:55

Obituary ~ Clarence Oliver Kindred
December 12, 1909 ~ July 18, 1990

The Leon Journal-Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
July 26, 1990

Clarence O. Kindred, son of William Sherman and Elsie Hutchinson Kindred, was born in Pleasanton, Iowa, on December 12, 1909, and died on July 18, 1990, at the Clarke County Hospital in Osceola, Iowa, at the age of 80 years, 7 months and 6 days.

As a small child, his family homesteaded near Yuma, Colorado. After five years, they returned to Pleasanton, Iowa, where he finished high school.

On March 5, 1934, he was married to Beulah Faye Hagan at Princeton, Missouri. To this union four children were born. They celebrated their 56h anniversary this spring.

Clarence loved the land and spent his adult life farming in Decatur County, most of it near Van Wert. He retired and moved to Osceola in the fall of 1973, where he enjoyed his grandchildren and all their activities.

Preceding his in death were his parents; a son Ronald Gene in 1956; four sisters, Thelma Agnew, Evelyn Parson, Wilma Evans, and Dorothy Mae Kindred; one infant brother; and a special nephew, James Evans.

Survivors include his widow, Faye of Osceola; two daughters; Reva Beers and husband Edward, Leon, Neva Lee McDowell and husband Orval, Osceola; one son, Gale, and wife Donna, Osceola; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; two sisters, Bertha Driskill, Leon, Iowa, and Mildred Hagan and husband Lloyd, Apache Junction, Arizona; brother-in-law Lloyd Parson, Houston, Texas; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Services were conducted at Kale Funeral Home, Osceola, Iowa, on Saturday, Juy 21, 1990 at 1:30 p.m., Rev. Clifford Haider of Osceola United Methodist Church officiating. Soloist G. P. "Bud" Hook sang "Beyond The Sunset" and "Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus", accompanied by organist Connie Hook. Casket bearers were Rick McDowell, Ronal McDowell, Greg Kindred, Bill Beers, Jason Overton and Don White. Honorary bearers were granddaughters Sheila Overton, Teri Boles, Ronda Carlon, Lori White and Jennifer Kindred.

Interment was made at Leon Cemetery, Leon, Iowa.

Kale Funeral Home of Osceola and Truro, Iowa, was in charge of arrangements.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2016