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| Name |
Thomas Earl Clements |
| Birth |
12 Oct 1890 |
Payson, Utah, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
16 Jun 1920 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KWCW-1PY |
| Death |
30 Mar 1975 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Burial |
3 Apr 1975 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Person ID |
I166899 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Family |
Anna Ivins Snow, b. 29 Apr 1895, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States d. 9 Aug 1976, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
16 Jun 1920 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
| | 1. Jean Snow Clements, b. 14 Apr 1921, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States d. 10 Dec 2010 (Age 89 years) |
| + | 2. Earl Howard Clements, b. 3 Feb 1924, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States d. 22 Sep 2016, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 92 years) |
| + | 3. Blaine Snow Clements, b. 9 Aug 1925, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States d. 21 May 2017, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 91 years) |
| | 4. Betty Lou Clements, b. 9 May 1927, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States d. 24 Feb 2018, Cottonwood, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 90 years) |
| | 5. Roger Dwight Clements, b. 21 Mar 1937, Park City, Summit, Utah, United States d. 29 Sep 2006, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 69 years) |
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| Family ID |
F42185 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
21 Nov 2024 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 12 Oct 1890 - Payson, Utah, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 16 Jun 1920 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 16 Jun 1920 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Death - 30 Mar 1975 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Burial - 3 Apr 1975 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| Notes |
- 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)
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