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Published in the Kingsport TN - Times News 2005-11-22
KINGSPORT - Claudius Greer Clemmer died on Sunday (Nov. 20, 2005) at
home.
He was born January 4, 1911 in Midway, Tenn., the oldest of seven
children.
He graduated from Mosheim High School and from East Tennessee State
University with a degree in education and from the University of
Tennessee with a masters degree in Microbiology.
Claudius was a former teacher in Greene County, Tenn., and at
Dobyns-Bennett High School in Kingsport. His business career spanned
over 50 years with Jefferson Sales Corporation of Kingsport, where he
retired as president. Over many years, he was active in several
volunteer organizations in Kingsport, including the Kingsport Rotary
Club where he was recognized as a Paul Harris Fellow. He served as a
deacon and an elder at the First Presbyterian Church in Kingsport
where he was a member for over 66 years. He was a member of the ETSU
Foundation, the ETSU Foundation Investment Committee, and the ETSU
Legacy Circle. In 1987, Claudius received the Award of Honor from the
ETSU Alumni Association, and was named Outstanding Alumnus in 1995. In
recognition of his loyal support of both education and "his"
university, the Tennessee Board of Regents names the Claudius G.
Clemmer College of Education in his honor in April 2004. In May of
2005, he was conferred an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters by ETSU
President Dr. Paul Stanton.
Claudius was preceded in death by a daughter, Martha Greer Clemmer;
his parents, Uriah Matthews Clemmer and Lucy Greer Clemmer; brothers,
Uriah Matthews Clemmer, Jr., and George Larkin Clemmer, Sr.; sisters,
Martha Clemmer Grantham, Lenore Clemmer Stanley, and Willie Clemmer
Massengill.
He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Katherine Louise Earnest
Clemmer; a daughter, Mary Katherine Clemmer Ruth and her husband,
Ridley McLean Ruth, Sr.; a son, Nicholas Earnest Clemmer and his wife,
Jenny Harris Clemmer, all of Kingsport; four grandsons and their
wives, Ridley McLean Ruth, Jr., and wife, Shannon Crosson Ruth of San
Jose, Calif., John Lindsley Ruth II and wife, Eileen Byrne Ruth of
Mooresville, N.C., Andrew Harris Clemmer and wife, Erin Hamm Clemmer
of Simpsonville, S.C., Benjamin Greer Clemmer and wife, Lani
Pangelinin Clemmer of Knoxville, Tenn.; eight great-grandchildren; a
brother, James Paul Clemmer and his wife, Jeanette of Glenwood, Wash.;
a brother-in-law, R. Jack Grantham of Kingsport; a sister-in-law, Ona
Myers Clemmer of Mosheim, Tenn.; and several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Oak Hill
Memorial Park.
A memorial service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today at the First
Presbyterian Church in Kingsport with the Rev. David A. Cagle and Rev.
L. Craig Foster officiating.
The family will receive friends following the memorial service at the
church.
For those who wish, memorials may be made to the First Presbyterian
Church Endowment Fund, 100 W. Church Circle, Kingsport, Tenn. 37660 or
the Claudius G. and Katherine E. Clemmer Education Endowment at East
Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70712, Johnson City, Tenn. 37614.
Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home is serving the Clemmer family.
Danny Clemmer
Clemmer.org
Published in the Abilene TX - Reporter-News 11/13/05
STEPHENVILLE - Daphna L. Clemmer, 73, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005.
Services are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lacy Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will
be in Gardens of Memory Cemetery. Visitation is 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at
the funeral home.
Danny Clemmer
Clemmer.org
Published in the Knoxville, TN - News-Sentinel 10/23/05
CLEMMER, EDWARD E. - age 86 of Heiskell passed away Friday at St.
Mary's Hospital. He was of the Baptist faith, a veteran of the
U.S. Army having served during WW II and a member of Plumbers and
Steamfitters Local # 102. Preceded in death by his wife Mildred
Clemmer. He is survived by his sister Nancy Landwehr of Heiskell and
several nieces and nephews. Family and friends will meet at
the main entrance to Greenwood Cemetery Monday at 1:45 P.M. for a 2:00
P.M. graveside service. The family will receive friends
6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Sunday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.
Danny Clemmer
Clemmer.org