The New Era - All about Sweet Home since 1929

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 as...