Clarence Bernard MCWHORTER, Jr.

MCWHORTER, KNOLL

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 5/5/2012 at 12:46:07

December 20, 1942 ---- May 2, 2012

Clarence B. “Pat” McWhorter Jr.

BELMOND — Pat died quietly at home surrounded by his loving family in Belmond, on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, following a long bout with cancer. Pat was born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Dec. 20, 1942, and lived in Beeville, Texas throughout most of his life. He was united in marriage to Jeannie (Knoll) McWhorter in Beeville, Texas, in 1974. Pat served in the U.S. Army until 1967 and the U.S. Border Patrol. He returned to Beeville and served on the Beeville Police Department until 1978. He worked for Dan Hughes Oil Company until 1990. Pat earned a Bachelor’s Degree with highest honors from Texas A & I University in 1992. He was employed as an Inspector for Criminal Justice Department for the State of Texas, where he retired in 2002. We moved back to Belmond, in 2006. Pat enjoyed traveling, cooking, grilling, golfing, carpentry, hunting and most importantly spending time with his family and friends.

He is survived by his wife Jeannie of 37 years and his sons, Patrick McWhorter and his wife Elizabeth and two grandsons, Aidan and Kennan of Austin, Texas and Jason McWhorter and Lauren of San Diego, Calif. Pat spent much of his time with his family and friends in Iowa.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Belmond, Saturday, May 5, at 10:30 a.m. Father Nils Hernandez and Deacon Jerry Temeyer will be officiating. Burial with full military honors provided by the Belmond Military Unit will be in the St. Francis Catholic Cemetery near Belmond.
Visitation will be one hour prior to mass at St. Francis Catholic Church in Belmond on Saturday. Those wishing to express their sympathies through a memorial in Pat’s name may wish to consider the Belmond Medical Center, a charity of their own choice, or you may direct cards and memorials in care of Pat’s wife: Jeannie McWhorter, 1427 Reed Avenue, Belmond, IA 50421. Andrews Funeral Home, Belmond, IA, is handling funeral arrangements.

Mason City Globe Gazette - Iowa
May 4, 2012