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Obituary: Published in The Mexico Ledger Tue Apr 20, 2010
Betty Clement Hoar, 102, of Perry dies
Betty Hoar, age 102 of Perry, passed away at Boone Hospital in Columbia, Mo. April 12, 2010.
Betty was born Aug. 30, 1907 in Monroe County to William Wallace and Della Everts Clement. She married Charles L. Hoar on March 23, 1929 in Paris. Charles preceded her in death on May 4, 1975.
Survivors include one daughter, Ruth (John) Utterback of Lenexa, Kan.; three grandchildren, John P. (Vonada) Utterback of Longmont, Colo., Jeanie Utterback D.V.M. of Perry and Charles K. (Lauren) Utterback of Memphis, Tenn.; two great-grandsons, Christopher John Utterback of Longmont and Konrad Miller Utterback of Memphis. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews, locally.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, William Clement of Mexico, Clyde Clement of Santa Fe; and three sisters, Ada Kendrick and Sarah Clement of Paris and Rose Dunlap of Laddonia.
Betty was an active farm partner, working on the farm with her husband and his parents. She was a member of the South Fork Presbyterian Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher, deacon, elder and member of Presbyterian Women's Organization. She was also a member of the Entre Nous Club and the Monroe County Extension Club. In addition to her church and club activities, her special joy was her family and grandchildren, spending summers and holidays together at the family farm.
Visitation will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, at the South Fork Presbyterian Church. Funeral services will follow at 1:30 p.m. at the church with Reverend John Grimmett officiating. Burial will be in South Fork Cemetery. Agnew Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions may be made to: South Fork Church, Paris Library or Monroe Manor (Activity Dept.).
The casketbearers include John Utterback Jr., Jeanie Utterback, Chuck Utterback, Christopher Utterback, Dan Scrogin and Charlie White.
Honorary bearers will be Betty Goslin, Ray Clement, Judy Koelling, Sue Pace, Jerry Dunlap, Kenny Dunlap, Maxine Adams, Sarah Bates, Evert Kendrick, Earl Switzer and Stanley Vaughn.
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