Larry Clementz, 82 passed away Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the University Hospital in Columbia, MO.
Family and friends are invited to Larry’s Life Celebration 12:00 PM, Thursday, November 7, 2024, at Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home in Centralia, MO with burial to follow at the Mount Horeb Cemetery in Sturgeon, MO.
Visitation will be held from 10:00 AM until the time of the service on Thursday at the funeral home.
Larry was born on April 12, 1942, in Gary, IN, the son of Frank and Rosa (Hansen) Clementz.
On April 24, 1964, Larry married Nina Kay Drane, and she preceded him in death on March 13, 2024.
Larry is survived by his five children Christina Leigh Schnarre (Darin), Mark Todd Clementz (Brandon), Jeffrey Scott Clementz (Anna), Carrie Lynne Schultz (Eddie), and Jacqueline Kay Truesdell (Brent); grandchildren Brooke Schnarre, Zachary Schnarre, Blair Schnarre, Kaleb Schultz, Katelyn Schultz, Luke Truesdell, Jack Truesdell, Beau Clementz, Marley Clementz, Josie Clementz, Olivia Clementz-Gellis, and Noah Clementz-Gellis.
Larry was preceded in death by his wife Kay, his parents and infant daughter Julie Ann Clementz.
Larry was a 1960 graduate of Harrisburg High School after which he attended the Draughton’s Business School in Kansas City, Missouri. He began his military service in 1964 when he joined the National Guard. While enlisted, Larry and Kay moved to Georgia before returning to Missouri and settling down in Sturgeon to raise a family. Larry worked at Panhandle Eastern Pipeline several years before joining Pemberton-Bryson Real Estate, which later became Bryson-Clementz Real Estate and ultimately became Larry Clementz Real Estate as it continues today with his son Jeff.
Larry enjoyed farming, raising cattle and raising five kids. Being an only child, Larry took great pride in his large family. He considered his children and grandchildren to be his greatest accomplishment. He devoted much of his time to ensuring his kids had the support, guidance, and love they needed to be successful in life. He boasted about his family with anyone he met. You would find Larry and Kay at all their children’s and grandchildren’s events. He was a Sturgeon 4-H horsemanship leader, he started the golf program at Sturgeon High School and was president of the school board for several years. He was a lover of westerns and cowboys ever since he was a boy, Larry maintained this interest in later years by spending evenings watching a mix of old episodes of Gunsmoke and new episodes of Yellowstone.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Boone County Cattleman’s Association and may be sent in care of Fenton-Kendrick Funeral Home, 104 S. Collier St. Centralia, MO 65240.
