William Clement

Obituary of William S. Clement

William S. Clement, 86, a resident of Hessian Drive, took his final ride Saturday, December 17, 2016 surrounded by his family at St. Peters Hospice in Albany, NY. Born on November 5, 1930 in Cambridge, NY he was the son of the late Seward and Helen Cromie Clement. Mr. Clement was a 1948 graduate of Schuylerville High School and the Management Certificate Program at Adirondack Community College. He was employed with Grand Union Company as a store meat manager and retired as a meat inspector at the fabrication plant in Waterford, New York after 37 years. "Bill/Clem", a devoted husband and father loved his family, dogs, and horses. As a teenager he worked on Barber Brothers Dairy Farm and bought his first horse, Dusty. An outdoorsman; he had interests in hunting, fishing, and horses. In more recent years, he loved trail riding his horse Pete to Moreau Lake with his friends and family from Kidron Brook Ranch and his granddaughter Morgan. With his daughter Melanie he enjoyed being a thoroughbred racing owner and the opportunity the last few years to stroll the paddocks and barns of Saratoga, Belmont, and Aqueduct race tracks. He married Evelyn J. Botlock from Western Pennsylvania at the Visitation Church with a reception at the Hotel Schuyler 65 years ago, December 30, 1951, Schuylerville New York. Survivors in addition to his wife of 65 years, Evelyn Clement of Schuylerville, include two daughters, Melanie A. Clement of Baton Rouge, LA. and Karen Clement-O'Brien (Thomas) of Gansevoort; one son, William N. Clement (Nehlida) of Pompano Beach, FL; and four grandchildren, Kelli O'Brien, Morgan O'Brien, Devan Dorcy, and Ian O'Brien. A funeral service will be held at 11 am Thursday, December 22, 2016 at Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 13 Gates Ave., Schuylerville with Rev. Joyce deVelder, officiating. Burial will be at the convenience of the family. Cowboy hats welcome! Friends may call on Wednesday from 5-7pm at the funeral home. Memorials can be made in his memory to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation, 211 Church Street Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-9987 or St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959.
Monday
19
December

Interment at: Mt. Anthony Crematory

Monday, December 19, 2016
Mt. Anthony Crematory
Bennington, Vermont, United States
Thursday
22
December

Funeral Service

Thursday, December 22, 2016
Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home
13 Gates Ave.
Schuylerville, New York, United States
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