Roger Dwight Clements

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCW-1PG
• Initiatory (LDS): 4 Aug 1958, SLAKE

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Roger Dwight Clements 1937 ~ 2006 Roger Dwight Clements, 69, passed aw a y September 29, 2006 in Salt Lake City surrounded by his loving family . H e was born March 21, 1937 in Park City, Utah to Anna Ivins Snow and D r. T homas Earl Clements. He was the youngest of five children. He marrie d Mar yAnn Staples August 4, 1958 and they had three children. They wer e late r divorced. He then married Myra Bradley Henrie November 8, 1976 , where h e welcomed her four children into his family. He graduated fro m East Hig h School in 1956. Roger graduated from the U of U College of P harmacy i n 1962. While in college he was a member of the Sigma Chi Frate rnity an d was an active member of the student branch of APhA. He practic ed as a p harmacist in the Salt Lake Valley for 37 years, retiring in 199 9. He serv ed as president of the SL Regional Pharmaceutical Associatio n and also a s president of the Utah Pharmaceutical Association in 1985 . He was a memb er of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, wh ere he was activ e in the scouting program. Roger, who was known as "Blui e" to his huntin g and fishing buddies, enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing , skiing, and pho tography. An important part of his life was spending ti me with his famil y and friends. The family wishes to express their thank s to the nurses an d doctors of St. Marks Hospital. Roger is survived b y his wife, Myra; hi s children, Cristopher (Lynette) Clements, Stephani e Clements, Gretchen ( Clifton) Clark, Kenton Henrie, Nathan (Christine ) Henrie, Scott (Ann) Hen rie, and Bradley (Bonilynn) Henrie; 18 grandchi ldren; and nine great-gran dchildren; siblings, Jean (Haydon) Calvert, Dr . E. Howard (Beth) Clements , Dr. Blaine (Jackie) Clements, and Betty Lo u (Jim) Lassetter. He was pre ceded in death by his parents.

Roger married Mary Ann Staples on 4 Aug 1958 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Mary was born on 24 Dec 1935 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was christened in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; died on 21 Jul 2017 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Roger married Myra Evelyn Bradley on 7 Nov 1976 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Myra was born on 19 Sep 1929 in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States; died on 3 Dec 2020 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried in Manti Cemetery, Sanpete, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCW-1PY
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Jun 1920, SLAKE

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Thomas Earl Clements was born October 12, 1890 to Thomas and Eliza J a n e H igginson Clements. He had two sisters older than he, Mable and Ba rb a ra.

They lived in five different towns before his father died of a fev e r a n d was buried the day Earl turned thirteen. His father was 43 yea r s old.

When Earl was 15 years old he was driving mules for a construction com p a n y in Bingham, Utah. Later he went to live with his uncle Jake Higgi n s o n and his family in Knightville and he worked in a mine to help hi s m ot he r. His mother did practical nursing to make a living for thei r fami ly.

His aunt Mary Ann's brother, Hugh M. Woodward, came to visit them . H e h a d just graduated from the B.Y.U. and was going to be the princi pa l of t h e new Dixie High School in St. George Utah. He persuaded hi s nep hew Fr an k Higginson and Earl, who was living with them, to quit w ork an d com e t o St. George to school. They did and they stayed one win ter. Wh il e ther e Earl met his future wife Anna Snow. They corresponde d and sa w e ach oth er when she came to Salt Lake in the summers for eig ht years.

Earl's mother died March 21, 1915 in Spanish Fork Utah. They live d i n S p ringville where Barbara worked in the post office and she had h er s ist e r Charlotte made a home for Earl and Reed who was the younges t in t he f am ily. Later Charlotte went to Los Angeles with Elizabeth an d got w or k the re.

Earl served in the army in World War I in the 362 Infantry. in the 9 1 s t D ivision, and went over seas and was a sergeant. he had two pal s i n t he s ame division who were from the B.Y. U. They had all been i n scho o l toget her. They were Howard Hales and Blacky Huish. When the y arriv e d in Franc e they were lined up according to their height and g ot o n a Fr ench train. Another French train ran into them and Howard Hal es wa s kil led. He wa s a big fine built athlete from the B.Y.U. and a g ood fr ien d of Earl's. After the war brought Howard's watch and things h ome t o hi s mother.

On June 16, 1920 Earl and Anna were married in the Salt Lake Templ e a n d t hey moved to Los Angeles, California where Earl entered the Uni vers it y o f Southern California Dental College. He worked and went to s choo l a nd t hey lived in an apartment house above his sister and her hu sband , El izabe th and Clyde Himes. The Himes were so nice to them.

Earl and Anna had two children, Jean and Howard while they lived i n L o s A ngeles. The apartment house was sold and the rent was doubled s o th e y bo ught a little temporary house which was not finished thinkin g the y c oul d finish it and live there until school was out. But they f ound t ha t th e temporary houses had no right to be there and at leas t a four r oo m hous e built on the front of the lot so when Earl was hom e from wor k h e buil t a foundation. They got a carpenter and Anna order ed the thin g s he tol d her to get. They moved their little house on t o the foundati o n while A nna and Jean were in it. The carpenter built o n a new part a n d they ende d up with a cute four room home with bath fr ont porch and a ll. When the y left Los Angeles they sold the home.

Anna's brother, Laurence C. Snow was an M.D. in Park City and Earl dec i d e d to start dental practice there. Laurence didn't stay there lon g . H e w ent east to school and settled in Salt Lake City. Earl's offic e w as o n th e second floor across the street from where the Memorial Bu ildi ng wa s bui lt on Main Street. At first their home was a small hous e on P ark A venu e but later they had a chance to buy the big two stor y house a t 30 5 Par k Avenue. This is where their children were raised e xcept Roge r wh o wa s only seven when they moved to Salt Lake City in 19 44.

Earl took an interest in the town of Park City. He served on the Ci t y C o uncil for six years. He was the highest vote getter on the ticke t a n d a c ommittee tried to get him to run for mayor. When he said "No " th e y aske d Anna to work on him but she said "No." He didn't think i t wou l d be wis e along with his profession. Earl served 4 years on th e scho o l board. I t was during this time that Jean, Howard and Blaine g raduat e d from high s chool. Blaine was valedictorian of his class. He d id a f i ne job.

Earl was active in the Victor Peterson Post of the American Legion a n d w a s Post commander. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club and the Cle me nt s e njoyed the Ladies Nights, which were dinner dances held in th e Ath ena eu m building. Anna was a member, and president at one time, o f the W ome n' s Athenaeum Club. They owned their own building which ha d a danc e flo o r and stage, club room and kitchen making it an ideal pl ace fo r a dinn e r dance and members of the Athenaeum served the dinne r and i t was a sou rc e of income for the Athenaeum club when they neede d a ne w roof etc.

Earl and Anna taught a class in M.I.A. of the L.D.S. Church. It was h e a l th class and Earl had charge of it in the stake.

Earl was nice in fixing the teeth of the Catholic Sisters who did s o m u c h good and had no income. He also sent many L.D.S. Missionaries o n th e i r way with their teeth fixed up as his contribution. He had grea t sym p at hy for widows left with a family of children as his mother was . Ea r l lov ed to take his boys on hikes up in the hills and he persiste d an d l earne d to ski even if he did go in on his head once. He and Fra zer B uc k enjoy ed skiing and hiking together. He enjoyed hunting and h e play e d on a bas eball team.

In June of 1944 Earl and his family moved to Salt Lake City and he had H i s office on the eighth floor of the Tribune building on Main Stree t . H e enjoyed the friendship of other dentists around him and the den t a l meet ings. He belonged to the Salt Lake and Utah Dental Association s.

There were two army dinners he never missed. The 362nd Infantry m e t i n J une and the 91st Division banquet was Sept. 29th. He was a Seve nt y i n ch urch and he enjoyed going to church and to the parties.

When the Clements first came to Park City Santa Clause came to Sunda y S c h ool at Christmas time. They got Earl to take the part. He had a r en t e d suit and bells etc. and they built up the anticipation to a hig h pi t c h and finally Earl burst in with his bells shaking and shoutin g Ho! H o ! H o! Each Child got a sack of candy and he talked to Jean alo ng wit h ot hers. When Jean got home she said, "Mama Santa's voice sound s just l ik e dad' s." But she never knew until she was older.

The family had many advantages attending a small high school like th e P a r k City school. They all belonged to the band and the choruses an d h a d le ads in plays and operas. The boys were presidents of their cla ss e s and B etty Lou was in her fourth year in high school when the fami l y mo ved to S alt Lake in June 1944. She was fortunate and got a par t i n th e school pl ay at the East High School but she found out, as Rog er d id wh en he got th ere later, that if you were in the band you could n't b e in t he chorus etc.

Earl had a keen sense of humor and so many people have said they l i k e t o come to him not just because they knew they were getting excell e n t dent al work but because they liked to talk with him. He was a gre a t r eader a nd a good conversationalist.

About 1968 Betty Lou and her husband Jim Lassetter were stationed in H a w a ii. He was aid to General Ryan who was head of the Pacific Theat e r o f Ai r and Jim was aid. They wanted the Clements to visit them. Th e y we re li ving at Hickham Field west of Honolulu. The Clements spent t w o mon ths wi th them and visited three islands and went to the Cultura l C enter.

Later General Ryan was made head of the Air Force. Jim was a colon e l a n d they were moved to Washington D.C. and Earl and Anna visited h i m in W as hington for two weeks.

Earl was proud of his children. They are all college graduates. Ho w a r d and Blaine both studied dentistry and when Blaine graduated in Ca li fo rn ia he was valedictorian of class and his parents went to Califor ni a t o ex ercises. He is orthodontist now. Jean taught in high school a n d be cam e to woman in the telephone company. Betty Lou taught school a n d Rog er i s a pharmacist.

The night of July 11, 1963, Earl and Anna were at the stadium at the U n i v ersity of Utah seeing the musical Kismet. At the end they rose t o f o l d chairs and as Anna moved into the isle Earl had a dizzy spell a nd w ou l d have fallen had not Graham Doxy caught him. When Anna spoke t o h i m h e lisped. Anna drove the car home He was taken to the doctor a n d h e wa s partly paralyzed. He had suffered a stroke and had to retir e . fo r nea rly twelve years he lived quietly at home but got much bette r . The n he n eeded an operation. It seemed a simple thing and that he w ou ld on ly be g one three days. But when he entered the hospital they sp en t thre e days t aking test and X-rays. They found he needed blood tran sfu sion s and he on ly had one kidney. He was in hospitals all winter ev en t houg h he got ove r the operation alright but he couldn't get back t o nor mal a nd he finall y died March 30, 1975. He had a nice service. Gr andson s we re pall beare rs etc. He is buried in the Salt Lake City Ceme tery.

He was a good man, a good father, and a good husband.

--Written by Anna Snow Clements (Earl's wife)

Thomas married Anna Ivins Snow on 16 Jun 1920 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. Anna was born on 29 Apr 1895 in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States; was christened on 5 Sep 1895 in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States; died on 9 Aug 1976 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; was buried on 13 Aug 1976 in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KWCW-1P1
• Initiatory (LDS): 16 Jun 1920, SLAKE