WILLIAM HOWARD CLEVENGER, SR., Age 75, entered into Heaven’s Portal, Saturday, May 18, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesay at 11 A.M. at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. W. D. Brewer officiating. Burial will follow in Flintville Cem.
Born in New Market, AL, he was the son of the late Howard Clifford Clevenger and Lillie Mae (Sharp) Clevenger. After living in Illinois for almost 20 years, he and his family returned to the South where he was self employed as a mechanic in Flintville, TN and later became the Head Mechanic at the Lincoln County Board of Education School Bus Garage for almost 25 years. Mr. Clevenger enjoyed working around in the pasture with his John Deer tractor and growing roses.
Mr. Clevenger had recently committed his life to Jesus and became a member of the Elora Pentecostal Church.
He is preceded in death by granddaughters, Nancy Marie Boles (Papa’s Chubby) and infant, Ashley Marie Wilkerson; grandson, Thomas Michael Fowler; great-grandson, infant, Alex Fox; siblings, Virginia (Sis) Clifford, Melvin Clevenger and Parents-in-law, Thomas and Mildred Swinford.
Mr. Clevenger is survived by his wife of 56 years, Nancy Lee (Swinford) Clevenger; his favorite daughter, Patricia Kelley, Fayetteville, TN, favorite son William H. (Julie) Clevenger, Jr., Elora, TN, favorite daughter Cynthia (John) Boles, Flintville, TN, favorite daughter Paulasue (Terry) Wilkerson, Owasso, OK, favorite daughter JoAnne Clevenger of Gadsden, AL and favorite son Walter Roy (Susie) Clevenger, Sr. of Kelso, TN.
Grandchildren, Tammy Fowler, Christopher Clevenger, Bud (Brandi) Boles, Charles Bates, Walter Roy Clevenger, Jr. and Katie Wilkerson. Great-grandchildren, Javon Foxx, Austin, Deja, Dante and Alivia Fowler.
Also survived by his sisters, Ruth (Roger) Pfeifer and Pamela Rioux all of Flintville, TN, brother-in-laws, Floyd (Mary Frances) Swinford of Ohio, Ray (Carole) Swinford of Fayetteville, TN , and sister-in-law Brenda (Ben) New of Virginia as well as special friends, Alan and Willy Bates of Gadsden, AL .
He will be greatly missed by all his many family and friends.
Visitation with the family will be Tuesday evening 5-8PM at Higgins Funeral Home.
Rest in peace my uncle…you are with the angels now…I love you..poppy
Patt
My prayers and thoughts are with you. God has given you a lot to handle and a lot to understand. May God hold you and help you.
Walter and Susie, Iam so very sorry for your loss, praying for you both as well as the rest of the family.
I was both shocked and saddened to hear of William’s passing. Please know that my family joins me in sending you our sincere condolences for your loss. What a wonderful reunion he must be having with his heavenly family. Thinking of you.
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Lisa Knapp, Lee Henderson, Ed Brown, Tanisha Hickman and Erika Zwissler
So sorry to hear about William, my prayers and thoughts
are with his family during this time. Williams was a good man and friend.
PaPa Clevenger was loved by all that knew him! Not only was he loved he was admired, and respected! He was PaPa to so many. He had a heart of gold and would give all he had to make one of his “kids” smile. I am proud to have known him and for my son, John, to have had him for a PaPa! Remember how he loved to watch John and Walter Roy play football and he never left until he got to tell them “good job” boys and they would give granny a hug! He will be missed but REMEMBERED!