Reverend George "Clem" Clementson, a minister of the Gospel for 57 years, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Good Friday, April 10, 2009. Clem was born in Avalon, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania on May 7, 1919 and grew up in a home with deaf parents. He was the son of George Francis and Annie (Bayer) Clementson. Clem attended Eastern Illinois State Teachers College from 1940 to 1947 taking time out to serve in the U.S. Army in the Pacific during World War II. After graduation he taught school for several years before answering the call to ministry. He attended Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1952 at the age of 33. Clem's call was to pastoral care and serving the Lord in that capacity was his life long work. He served as Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Jeffersonville, Indiana; as Associate Pastor at Forest Avenue Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio; at Harvey Browne Memorial Presbyterian Church, Louisville, Kentucky; and at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Miami, Florida. Due to serious illness of his wife, he resigned from church ministry and entered the Veteran's Administration Hospital Chaplaincy program serving in Miami, Florida, Waco, Texas, and East Orange, New Jersey, where he headed the Chaplaincy program. During his college years at Eastern Illinois, he started a boy scout troop and throughout his life continued to be involved with the scouting program. During one of his periods of retirement while living at Holden Beach, North Carolina he initiated an adult literacy program. He remained in the U.S. Army reserve after World War II and retired with the rank of Major. In his later years after flunking retirement several times he returned to church ministry at First Presbyterian Church, Leesburg, Florida, where he served as "fill in" pastor during periods when the church was without a senior pastor or interim and assumed the duties of Senior Pastor when necessary and all pastoral care responsibilities as well as teaching a Sunday School Class. Clem was Assistant Pastor of pastoral care at his final retirement in October 2007. Clem was preceded in death by his wife, Irma Heinlein, his wife, Ethel Kraus Hounshell, his brother, Justus Clementson, and his step-daughter, Linda Heinlein Kirschner. Clem is survived by his wife, Nancy; his sister, Edna Vogel, Gresham, Oregon; his step-son, Larry Heinlein and his wife, Sherrill, and their daughters, Becky (Mike) Rohn; and Jenny (Andy) Van Buren, grandsons, Ken, Ted and Scott Kirschner and several great-grandchildren. He is also survived by brothers-in-law, Lem (Nancy) Freday and Sam Freday; sisters-in-law, Bert Flint, Sallie Reddick, Nellie Haege and Ruth Clark; and by a multitude of nieces and nephews and untold numbers of friends. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2009 in First and Calvary Presbyterian Church with Dr. Greg Seckman officiating, under the care of Gorman-Scharpf Brentwood Chapel. Private family burial will be in Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Springfield. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First and Calvary Presbyterian Church, 820 East Cherry, Springfield, MO 65806 or the charity of the donor's choice.