Robert H. Bob Clement

Obituary: Kannapolis, NC- Robert H. (Bob) Clement, Jr., age 93, who was a resident of Kannapolis all of his life until the last three years at First Assembly Assisted Living Center, Concord, NC died Monday, May 16, 2011 at CMC-NorthEast, Concord, NC. He was born July 27, 1917 in Cabarrus County, NC, the son of the late Robert Henry Clement, Sr. and Nettie Carpenter Clement. Bob was a 1935 graduate of J.W. Cannon High School and attended Lenoir-Rhyne College. In high school he was known as an athletic jock particating in boxing, swimming, diving, baseball, basketball, etc. Bob was employed as a foreman for the former Cannon Mills Company, Plant #1, Slasher Room, Kannapolis, NC for 52 years until his retirement. He was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church, Kannapolis, NC. Bob was also active in previous years with the American Legion Post. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Intelligence Corps in Japan in the Pacific Theatre of Operations. He was also the oldest active member of the Kannapolis Y.M.C.A. until he was 90 years old. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his wife, Lucy Lowrance Clement and a brother, Charlie Clement. The funeral service will be held at 1:00 P.M. Friday, May 20, 2011 at Whitley's Funeral Home Main Chapel, Kannapolis, NC. Entombment will follow at Carolina Memorial Park Plaza Mausoleum, Kannapolis, NC with military rites provided by the Cabarrus County Veterans Honor Guard. The family will receive friends from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 P.M. at the funeral home prior to the service. Survivors include his two sons, Phillip Wayne Clement & wife, Alice of China Grove, NC and William Payne Clement & wife, Melba of Kannapolis, NC; five grandchildren, Kristin Clement of Charlotte, NC, Brett Elizabeth & husband, Wren Keyser of Boone, NC, and Stewart & husband, Adam Corriher of Kannapolis, NC, Andrew Clement & wife, Shay of Kannapolis, NC and Jeffrey Clement of Atlanta, GA; five great-grandchildren, Laurel, Branson, and Morgan Clement and Thomas and Henry Corriher, all of Kannapolis, NC. Memorials may be made to Beaver-Pittman American Legion Post 115, Kannapolis, NC 28081 OR Central N.C. Council of the Boy Scouts of America, P.O. Box 250, Albemarle, NC 28002. On-line condolences may be left at www.whitleysfuneralhome.com.
Visitation: 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Friday May 20, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home

Service: 1:00 PM Friday May 20, 2011 Whitley's Funeral Home Chapel

Interment: Carolina Memorial Park Plaza Mausoleum