Earl Emil Clements (1959)

CLEMENTS, MENDENHALL

Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 4/8/2007 at 17:11:52

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, March 18, 1959

BLIZZARD CLAIMS ONE LIFE HERE

Earl Clements Dies in Snow Near His Home South of Earlham

The blizzard last Saturday night claimed one life in Madison county when Earl E. Clements died in the snow while attempting to walk from his stalled pickup to his home southeast of Earlham.

Mr. Clements was 59 years of age. His death apparently resulted from a heart attack brought on by the exertion of battling the high wind and deep drifts.

He had been spending the evening at the home of a near neighbor, Lyle Summy. He left the Summy home about 9:45 p.m. driving his pickup. They watched him until the lights of the pickup disappeared from sight at the top of the hill.

Sunday morning Summy went to the home where Clements lived alone. He passed the pickup stuck in a snow drift and went on the the house, where he found no one at home, and the chores not done. He retraced his way back down the road and found Clements' snow covered body in a clump of bushes near the road. He was in sight of his house when he died.

Mr. Clements was not married, and his only near surviving relative is a brother, Oran Clements, of Oregon.

Funeral services will be held this Saturday at 1:30 p.m. from the Earlham Presbyterian church. Burial will be made in the Earlham cemetery.
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Earlham Echo
Earlham, Iowa
March 1959

OBITUARY

Earl Emil Clements, son of James A. Clements and Susan Annie Mendenhall Clements was born November 13, 1898 at Valley Junction, Iowa. He departed this life March 14, 1959 at the age of 60 years, four months, and one day.

The family moved to Spokane, Washington when Earl was a small boy. At the death of his parents he came to live with his uncle, C. O. Clements.

He received his education at Worthington and Earlham high school.

He was baptized when a youth at the Worthington church and was active there.

In later years he made his home with his brother, Oran and family. He followed the vocation of farming, raising Hereford cattle and also did some construction work. He enjoyed sports and was enthusiastic in following the sports of the local schools.

Earl suffered from a heart condition the last few years but continued his work taking each day at a time knowing each day could be the last.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, two sisters, Jan, Albert, Lettie and Edith May who died in early life. One brother was buried in Marshalltown, Washington. He is survived by one brother, Oran of Dayton, Oregon and nine nieces, and four nephews; two half sisters, Christel of Casper, Wyoming, and Beulth of Walden, Colorado and other relatives.

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