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Kenton Doyle Clem © Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home 04-2016 Submitted by: Jo Aguirre
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Celebration of Life services for Kenton Doyle “K.D.” Clem are 2:00 pm, Monday, May 2, 2016 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home with Reverend Vernon Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
K.D. was born January 1, 1931 on a farm in Marshall, Oklahoma to Arthur and Glenda Clem, and he passed away April 26, 2016. He attended schools in Marshall and Enid, graduating from Hunter High School in 1949. After graduation he worked for the Long-Bell Lumber Company in Garden City, Kansas. In 1956, K.D. moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to work for the Everitt Lumber Company. While living in Colorado Springs, he attended and graduated from the Out West Aero Flying School, upon receiving his pilot’s license, he loved to fly over the Rocky Mountains. K.D. moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1967 and worked in the building and construction industry until he moved back to Oklahoma City in 1973 where he worked for Northrop Worldwide Aviation retiring from there in 1998.
Kenton met the love of his life, Patty Brewer in 1976 and they were married September 9, 1978, in Reno, Nevada. K.D. and Patty retired to Lake Eufaula where they enjoyed boating, fishing and just lake living while making many friends in that area.
K.D. is preceded in death by his daughter Pam Darby of Enid. Surviving family include wife Patty of the home in Perry, Oklahoma; son Brent Clem, of Newport Beach, California; daughters Leigh Ann Hardage and spouse Harold, of Little Rock, Arkansas; Nanette Winkler and spouse P.J., of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Jamie Layne and spouse Roger, of Perry, Oklahoma; and one brother, Max Clem of Wichita, Kansas. K.D. has 12 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.
The family requests memorials in K.D.’s name are made to Judith Karmen Hospice with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made and the services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
Patricia Clem © Enid News and Eagle 05-28-2019 Submitted by: Glenn
© Enid News and Eagle
Services for Patricia (Patty) Clem, 76 years, of Perry, are 2 p.m. Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home with Reverend Vernon Lee officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Patricia (Patty) Clem was born in Edinburg, Texas, on Nov. 29, 1942, to Juanita and Woody Brewer. She married K.D. Clem on Sept. 9, 1978.
Patty was the mother to three daughters: Leigh Ann, Nanette, and Jamie. She was also the second mother to Pam and Brent.
Patty moved to Enid at the age of 4 where she attended Enid Schools and graduated in 1961. She had a wonderful childhood growing up in Enid and worked at many businesses including Newman's, Pack-a-Sac, dental assistant to Dr. Forney to name a few. She also loved traveling with her brother, Gary, going to CB radio conventions and selling jewelry.
In 1967, Patty went to work at Vance Air Force Base in the Civil Engineering department for Contractor Serv Air. Patty loved her work and continued working at Vance through many changes eventually retiring from Northrup Worldwide after 33 years. After retirement, she worked briefly for DynCor and traveled to Dallas and Washington, D.C.
While working at Vance, she met the love of her life, K.D. Clem. It was definitely love at first sight; they dated two years before marrying in Reno, Nev.
After retirement in 1999, K.D. and Patty moved to their place at Lake Eufaula. Patty loved living at the lake and always being together with K.D. They enjoyed boating, entertaining family and friends and feeding all the animals that would come around including deer, squirrels, ducks and geese. Patty also loved to try her hand at the casino and was not afraid to get up at karaoke night and belt a tune or two and play tambourine.
Patty enjoyed all of her family but most of all enjoyed her grandchildren. She never passed up an opportunity to see and spend time with them.
Together Patty and K.D. had a wonderful family including their five children; Leigh Ann Hardage and husband Kenneth, of Little Rock, Ark.; Nanette Winkler and Landrum Johnson of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Jamie Layne and husband Roger of Perry, Okla.; Brent Clem of Los Angeles, Calif.; and the late Pam Darby of Enid, Okla. They had twelve grandchildren; Aaron, Jeffery, Hammond, Jessica and Patricia Hardage; Erica, Chase, Corey, and Clayton Winkler; Trey and Raegan Layne, and Michelle Kokojan; five great-grandchildren, Miles, Eden, Oren and Doyle Hardage, and Bobby Kokojan.
Patty is survived by a brother, Gary Brewer and wife Linda, of Oklahoma City.
Memorial contributions in Patty's name may be made to Companion Hospice with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made and services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.
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