There is a beautifully written biography on familysearch.org. Here is a brief synopsis:
Clarence was born in Cache Valley, Utah to parents who had come from Tazewell County, Virginia ten years before. They were eventually parents of eight children - The first four born in five years and then eight years later the second four born in seven years. Clarence was only six years old when his father died and his baby sister was born four months later. Clarence was the only boy of those last four children and he treated those sisters as his best friends.
Clarence went to California as a young man with some of his family. He had gone back to Utah to check on the family farm. When he returned to California he found out that his mother and sister-in-law had been killed by a train when his brother Bill's car stalled on the tracks. He accompanied his mother's body home for burial and stayed in Utah for a time. He married Kay Shaw in the Logan LDS Temple on April 28, 1926. They lived in one-half of the old farmhouse and ran the farm and started their family.
Then in 1929 it was time to return to California. They loaded the car "to the gills" with belongings and children. It took three days and many flat tires before they arrived in California just as the Great Depression was beginning. It was difficult to find work, but Clarence worked at whatever he could - delivering milk, working in a laundry. Kay was homesick and returned to Utah just in time to find out she was pregnant again. She became very sick and it was a while before she got back to California. Clarence found a job working on the Ridge Route pipeline. He also worked on a W.P.A. project where he hurt his back and had to be hospitalized. Kay baked pies and bread, which sold very well, and delivered them in a little red wagon. Clarence took over delivery for a while after he returned home. Then he got a job in carpentry at the movie studios. He joined the union and it was a very good job until the union went on strike. After that Clarence mostly worked for himself.
Clarence and Kay found great friends. They built a house in Mar Vista and enjoyed the friendship and community. Clarence was a good father and he worked hard. In fact, he rarely took a vacation. He taught his children to be good workers. Eventually Clarence's body began to wear out. He had hip replacement surgery, but it was such a new thing, it didn't help much. Clarence died with his boots on. He was trying the fertilize the lawn and became so tired. Disgusted with himself, he went to lie down on the couch when he had a heart attack. Kay went for the nitroglycerin pills but Clarence was gone.
Clarence was born in Cache Valley, Utah to parents who had come from Tazewell County, Virginia ten years before. They were eventually parents of eight children - The first four born in five years and then eight years later the second four born in seven years. Clarence was only six years old when his father died and his baby sister was born four months later. Clarence was the only boy of those last four children and he treated those sisters as his best friends.
Clarence went to California as a young man with some of his family. He had gone back to Utah to check on the family farm. When he returned to California he found out that his mother and sister-in-law had been killed by a train when his brother Bill's car stalled on the tracks. He accompanied his mother's body home for burial and stayed in Utah for a time. He married Kay Shaw in the Logan LDS Temple on April 28, 1926. They lived in one-half of the old farmhouse and ran the farm and started their family.
Then in 1929 it was time to return to California. They loaded the car "to the gills" with belongings and children. It took three days and many flat tires before they arrived in California just as the Great Depression was beginning. It was difficult to find work, but Clarence worked at whatever he could - delivering milk, working in a laundry. Kay was homesick and returned to Utah just in time to find out she was pregnant again. She became very sick and it was a while before she got back to California. Clarence found a job working on the Ridge Route pipeline. He also worked on a W.P.A. project where he hurt his back and had to be hospitalized. Kay baked pies and bread, which sold very well, and delivered them in a little red wagon. Clarence took over delivery for a while after he returned home. Then he got a job in carpentry at the movie studios. He joined the union and it was a very good job until the union went on strike. After that Clarence mostly worked for himself.
Clarence and Kay found great friends. They built a house in Mar Vista and enjoyed the friendship and community. Clarence was a good father and he worked hard. In fact, he rarely took a vacation. He taught his children to be good workers. Eventually Clarence's body began to wear out. He had hip replacement surgery, but it was such a new thing, it didn't help much. Clarence died with his boots on. He was trying the fertilize the lawn and became so tired. Disgusted with himself, he went to lie down on the couch when he had a heart attack. Kay went for the nitroglycerin pills but Clarence was gone.
There is a beautifully written biography on familysearch.org. Here is a brief synopsis:
Clarence was born in Cache Valley, Utah to parents who had come from Tazewell County, Virginia ten years before. They were eventually parents of eight children - The first four born in five years and then eight years later the second four born in seven years. Clarence was only six years old when his father died and his baby sister was born four months later. Clarence was the only boy of those last four children and he treated those sisters as his best friends.
Clarence went to California as a young man with some of his family. He had gone back to Utah to check on the family farm. When he returned to California he found out that his mother and sister-in-law had been killed by a train when his brother Bill's car stalled on the tracks. He accompanied his mother's body home for burial and stayed in Utah for a time. He married Kay Shaw in the Logan LDS Temple on April 28, 1926. They lived in one-half of the old farmhouse and ran the farm and started their family.
Then in 1929 it was time to return to California. They loaded the car "to the gills" with belongings and children. It took three days and many flat tires before they arrived in California just as the Great Depression was beginning. It was difficult to find work, but Clarence worked at whatever he could - delivering milk, working in a laundry. Kay was homesick and returned to Utah just in time to find out she was pregnant again. She became very sick and it was a while before she got back to California. Clarence found a job working on the Ridge Route pipeline. He also worked on a W.P.A. project where he hurt his back and had to be hospitalized. Kay baked pies and bread, which sold very well, and delivered them in a little red wagon. Clarence took over delivery for a while after he returned home. Then he got a job in carpentry at the movie studios. He joined the union and it was a very good job until the union went on strike. After that Clarence mostly worked for himself.
Clarence and Kay found great friends. They built a house in Mar Vista and enjoyed the friendship and community. Clarence was a good father and he worked hard. In fact, he rarely took a vacation. He taught his children to be good workers. Eventually Clarence's body began to wear out. He had hip replacement surgery, but it was such a new thing, it didn't help much. Clarence died with his boots on. He was trying the fertilize the lawn and became so tired. Disgusted with himself, he went to lie down on the couch when he had a heart attack. Kay went for the nitroglycerin pills but Clarence was gone.
Clarence was born in Cache Valley, Utah to parents who had come from Tazewell County, Virginia ten years before. They were eventually parents of eight children - The first four born in five years and then eight years later the second four born in seven years. Clarence was only six years old when his father died and his baby sister was born four months later. Clarence was the only boy of those last four children and he treated those sisters as his best friends.
Clarence went to California as a young man with some of his family. He had gone back to Utah to check on the family farm. When he returned to California he found out that his mother and sister-in-law had been killed by a train when his brother Bill's car stalled on the tracks. He accompanied his mother's body home for burial and stayed in Utah for a time. He married Kay Shaw in the Logan LDS Temple on April 28, 1926. They lived in one-half of the old farmhouse and ran the farm and started their family.
Then in 1929 it was time to return to California. They loaded the car "to the gills" with belongings and children. It took three days and many flat tires before they arrived in California just as the Great Depression was beginning. It was difficult to find work, but Clarence worked at whatever he could - delivering milk, working in a laundry. Kay was homesick and returned to Utah just in time to find out she was pregnant again. She became very sick and it was a while before she got back to California. Clarence found a job working on the Ridge Route pipeline. He also worked on a W.P.A. project where he hurt his back and had to be hospitalized. Kay baked pies and bread, which sold very well, and delivered them in a little red wagon. Clarence took over delivery for a while after he returned home. Then he got a job in carpentry at the movie studios. He joined the union and it was a very good job until the union went on strike. After that Clarence mostly worked for himself.
Clarence and Kay found great friends. They built a house in Mar Vista and enjoyed the friendship and community. Clarence was a good father and he worked hard. In fact, he rarely took a vacation. He taught his children to be good workers. Eventually Clarence's body began to wear out. He had hip replacement surgery, but it was such a new thing, it didn't help much. Clarence died with his boots on. He was trying the fertilize the lawn and became so tired. Disgusted with himself, he went to lie down on the couch when he had a heart attack. Kay went for the nitroglycerin pills but Clarence was gone.
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