Clarence Ray Fowler was born at home on September 10, 1913, to Coral
'Carl" Rue and Hettie Caroline Hart Fowler. Clarence, age 83, died at 9:30
a.m. Monday, March 10, 1997, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home, Hydro,
Oklahoma.

Clarence's parents were born in Texas in the early 1880's. They moved with
their respective families from Texas to the Sandstone community, Roger
Mills County, Oklahoma. They married and homesteaded the Sandstone home
place in 1904. Carl and Hettie had three children, who were all redheads:
Ruby Helen Fowler Thompson and twin boys, Clarence Ray and Roy James
Flower.

He attended Sandstone School and graduated from Herring High School in
1933. While attending high school, Clarence and Roy drove the school
buses; they also had to clean and repair the buses. Being identical twins,
they delighted in switching classes when they became bored with a class.
It was told that they did that on a few dates as well.

Clarence Ray Fowler and Mary Irene Daugherty, of the Merritt Community,
eloped and were married at the home of Reverend Garlin Wilson. Her parents
were Robert 'Lee" and Euna Edna Lusby Daugherty, who resided in the
Merritt Community. They had one child: Faye Fowler Passmore, born October
28, 1940 at the Music Hospital in Elk City, Oklahoma. As a note of
interest, Roy married Mary's sister, Ada.

Clarence was preceded in death by his parents, his sister and his twin
brother.

He is survived by his wife Mary, one daughter, Faye Passmore of
Plano, Texas; two grandchildren.

Clarence, his father and his brother served at various different times on
the Sandstone School Board form 191`7 to 1946. For several years he was
foreman of the Thurmond Ranch. He was a self taught veterinarian, carpenter,
gardener and inventor. Many of his beautiful wooden cabinets are in Elk
City homes today. Being an avid fisherman he took many fishing trips in
the United States, Canada and Alaska. He was always the happiest in the
county on horseback or fishing in one of the lakes.

He was baptized by Reverend Isaac Snow and became a member of the Erick
Assembly of God Church for several years, and then later he became a
member of the First Assembly of God Church of Elk City.

Clarence was preceded in death by his parents, his sister and his twin
brother. He is survived by his wife, Mary, one daughter, Faye Passmore of
Plano, Texas, and a host of other relatives and friends.

Services were held at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 14, 1997, in the Whinery-
Savage Chapel with Pastor Isaac Snow, officiating, and Rev. T. D. Gifford,
assisting.

Interment was in the Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, Beckham County, Oklahoma under the direction of Whinery-Savage Funeral Serice of Elk City.

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