Gaylord J. Clone Obituary (1932 - 2005)

On August 17, 2005 Gaylord Clone slipped the surley bonds of Earth, reached out his hand and touched the face of God. He was born on Christmas Day 1932, in Parma Township, Michigan. He was raised in Parma and Albion graduating from Albion High School in 1951. He attended Albion College before entering the US Army in 1952. He served in the Medical Corps in Korea. He worked most of his life as an insurance adjuster third party administrator, retiring in 1994 from the ASU Group in Okemos. Following his marriage to Eunice Stanley of Onondaga in 1957 they lived in Jackson, Michigan; Vista, California; Manhattan and Great Bend , Kansas returning to Eaton Rapids in 1980. He is survived by his wife, Eunice; four children, Kevin Clone of Ponca City, Oklahoma, Kirk Clone of Eaton Rapids, Kathryn Clone of Montana and Kara (Jim) Barnhart of Eaton Rapids; sister, Twila Frank of Albion; eight grandchildren, Kenny, Kyle (Shaminy) and Kris Clone of Great Bend, Kansas, Jon and Jesse Stoken, Kurtis Clone, Kellie Parish and Kirsten Barnhart all of Eaton Rapids; three great granddaughter, Jayda and Madysen Clone and Kylee Stoken; three great-grandsons, Kerry Clone , Damien and Domynick Clone all of Great Bend, Kansas and several nieces and nephews. He was preceeded in death by a grandson, Kerry Scott Clone; parents, Thera and Jesse Clone; two brothers, Kenneth and Wayne Clone; sister, Ilah Clone and daughter-in-law, Jodi Clone. Funeral services will be Monday, August 22, 2005 at 11:00 am from the Skinner Funeral Home in Eaton Rapids. Family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to the Kenneth F. Clone memorial Scholarship Fund in care of the Eaton Rapids Athletic Boosters.