Nov. 8, 1939 – Sept. 19, 2019
Laura Clemens, 79, formerly of Sweet Home, died Sept. 19, 2019 in Dallas.
She was born Nov. 8, 1939 in Dallas, the daughter of Glen and Vivian Crowley McCoy. She attended Rickreall Grade School and graduated from Dallas High School in 1957.
Upon graduation, she worked for the Dallas Welfare Office until 1962. She married Clarence Clemens on Dec. 8, 1962 in Reno, Nev.
In 1964, Mrs. Clemens started her career with the Army Corps of Engineers in Sweet Home as a clerk typist, when Green Peter Dam was being constructed. She was later promoted to administrative assistant until her retirement in 1992.
She then worked for the Edward Jones Office in Sweet Home as an administrative assistant until 2006. Mrs. Clemens was a member of the St. Helen’s Catholic Church in Sweet Home. Whether it was a holiday or social get-together, waterskiing, bowling, casino or vacation trips or just out to eat, she loved spending time with friends and family.
She also enjoyed clothes shopping and searching for antiques. Her pets and farm animals, along with her flower and vegetable gardens, were always tended with loving care.
In 2014 Mrs. Clemens moved back to Dallas to be closer to her family.
She is survived by her sister, Virginia Bechtold; nieces Maria (Sam) Caliva and Karen (Michael) Bollman; and two great-nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clarence in 1998; brother Holt McCoy in 2014; and brother-in-law Ted Bechtold in 2004.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center. Interment will be in Etna Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation in care of Dallas Mortuary Tribute Center, which is caring for the family. To share a memory or a story, visit http://www.dallastribute.com.