Obituary of Minnie Lee Clem

Funeral services for Minnie Lee Clem, 96, of Troup are scheduled for 11:00 am, Friday, April 3, 2015 at Henry’s Chapel United Methodist Church with Reverends Christopher Clem and Nathan Briggs officiating. Burial will be in the Henry’s Chapel Cemetery, under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Clem passed away Tuesday, March 31, 2015 in Tyler. She was born June 20, 1918, in Concord, Texas, to Billy Carson and Bertha Nichols Kee. Mrs. Clem was a member of Henry’s Chapel United Methodist Church and very active in the United Methodist Women. She was an avid gardener, enjoyed the outside, and mowing her yard. She was still driving her car until last September. She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Henry Clem. Survivors include sons, Wayne Clem and wife Becky of Whitehouse, Bill Clem and wife Rhydonia of Troup, Garry Clem and wife Phyllis of Jacksonville and Sherman Clem and wife Brenda of Tyler; brother, Vernon Kee of Arp; 6 grandchildren, Chris Clem and wife Tricia of Hardy , Arkansas, Marcus Clem and wife Kathy of Port Aransas, Texas, Katherine Clem of Los Angeles, California, Karen Clem of Dallas, Ashley Clem of Tyler and Adam Clem of Dallas; 3 great grandchildren, Taylor, Myles, and Kennedy Clem; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Pallbearers will be members of Henry’s Chapel United Methodist Church. If desired memorials may be made to Henry’s Chapel United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 601, Troup, Tx 75789 or Hospice of East Texas, 1111 University Drive, Tyler, Tx, 75703 The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Thursday, April 2, 2015.