HUSBAND'S AGE AT MARR: 43
WIFE'S AGE AT MARR : 31Additional Ordinance Dates:
B: 5 May 1990 PROVO 12 Mar 1991 JRIVE
E: 12 Jun 1990 PROVO 12 Mar 1991 JRIVE
SP: 15 Jun 1990 PROVO 12 Mar 1991 JRIVE
SS: 15 Jun 1990 PROVOWilliam Reed Clements had 9 children with his first wife, Eleanor Ann Kelly. He had four daughters with second wife, Sallie Ethington.
History of Henry Co KY FHL # 976.9385 H2l by Henry Co Historical Society page 136:
William Reed Clements and his wife, Eleanor Ann, owned and lived on a farm near Defoe. It was here that his children were born and grew up, with the exception of the yougest when he moved back to Clememts Bottom. The children went to Union School which was near the Union Church. When Eleanor Ann died in 1865, she was buried in a grove of trees near the home. There were several graves but only two can be identifed: That of Eleanor Ann and a grandson, Arthur Clements. Her grave was marked by a large stone containing dates of birth and death of their children. Willima Reed and his brother , Gusta, traded farms about 1882, Gusta's farm being in Clements Bottom. Several of William's children were living in the "Bottom" on land he owned there.
ADDITIONAL SEAL TO PARENTS PER ARCHIVE FAM GROUP SHEET: 3 MAR 1967 AZ. Additional Seal to Spouse: 15 Jun 1990 PROVO. See IGI.
From JWE of Seattle 7 Oct 1954:
"William Reed Clements and his wife Sallie Ethington had 4 daughters, and about 30 grandchildren. William Reed's burial place is at the old Clements family burial ground in Clements Bottom in Henry County not far from the banks of the Kentucky River. Sallies grave is in the Pleasureville Cemetery. Both died while living in Clements Bottom. William Reed at St. Jospehs Hospital in Louisville, and Sallie at home."BIRTH:
TOMBSTONE IN PLEASUREVILLE CEM.
!DEATH:
TOMBSTONE IN PLEASUREVILLE CEM.
FAMILY MARKER OF JAMES ETHINGTON.
From JWE of Seattle 7 Oct 1954:
"William Reed Clements and his wife Sallie Ethington had 4 daughters, and
about 30 grandchildren. William Reed's burial place is at the old Clements
family burial ground in Clements Bottom in Henry County not far from the banks
of the Kentucky River. Sallies grave is in the Pleasureville Cemetery. Both
died while living in Clements Bottom. William Reed at St. Josephs Hospital in
Louisville, and Sallie at home."
Eulogy written by his children and read at his funeral by his grandson, Steve Jones: We hope you have come here, not so much to grieve the death of Fenton Bunger, but rather to celebrate the life he has lived.
Guy Fenton Bunger was born on May 11, 1905, in Switzerland County, Indiana on a farm that I'm sure you all know the location of, between Quercus Grove and Patriot. He was the first and only child of Roland Guy and Caroline Walker Bunger. He lived his entire life in Switzerland County, in only five different houses, all without four miles of each other.
On April 23, 1929, the night of her high school graduation, Lucy Reese became Fenton's bride. Their children are Pauline Laverne, Donald Reese, Flora Jean and Nancy Carolyn. Fenton and Lucy enjoyed 9 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren.
Fenton had a strong opinion about the things he liked and disliked. He didn't like potholes; he didn't like those little squeaks in his car, he didn't like the cows to get out; he didn't like certain politicians; he didn't like clothes that fit too tight around the wait; and he really didn't like today's health care system.
He did, however, like driving and farming. He really enjoyed running the sawmill. He enjoyed playing the fiddle and the squeeze-box accordion. He enjoyed gospel music and listening to the preacher on the radio. He also enjoyed telling his stories.
Fenton was a man who loved engines. He would have been lost without his car. He drove everything, from his grandpa's new model-T Ford to his little red GEO, with trucks, school buses, Volkswagons, hupmobiles, Nissans, and everything else mixed in-between.
In addition to running the farm, he drove a school bus for Posey Township for 20 years and operated his sawmill. Before corn-pickers were used around here, he owned and operated a corn shredder, shredding corn for other farmers. He also provided the same service with his threshing machine.
Fenton loved his cats and dogs. He dearly loved and appreciated his friends and neighbors. He undoubtedly loved his family. He, of course, loved his country and most importantly, he loved his God.
We celebrate Fenton's long and happy life with fond memories, a few laughs, a few tears, and the assurance that he is with our beloved God.
She got married on the day she graduated from high school. She loved to quilt, cook, garden. She would have rather worked outside and mowed grass than work inside. She worked the farm with her husband. She knew the importance of education (even though she only had high school education) - very intelligent - she worked crosswords every day, wrote in journals and very articulate. She was a musical woman - played piano and sang.