Clarence was born on June 23, 1928, in Tropic, Utah to Layton E. Jolley and Thelma Estelle Littlefield. He attended Tropic Elementary School, Bryce Canyon High School, Dixie College, and Southern Utah University. In 1953 Clarence married Mary Lou Pendleton, and together they had four children, Layne, Wayne, Michelle, and LeeAnn. Mary Lou Pendleton died on March 4, 1996, in Salt Lake City. Then Clarence married Dorothy Ruth Reyneke on July 3, 1997.
Clarence worked as a successful businessman and entrepreneur most of his adult life. He particularly enjoyed the Dixie Springs project. Clarence demonstrated his honor and love for the Lord Jesus Christ by serving several missions for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the French Toulouse Mission as a young missionary. He returned to France with Dorothy as a missionary to regain old and new friendships. When he returned he continued to serve the Lord in the Jordan River Temple. He loved to work with students and members in the BYU-Pathway Worldwide program and gathered and left behind lasting memories. He was an extraordinary missionary. In 2003 Clarence and Dorothy established an Old Main Society endowment for Mary Lou’s accomplishments at Southern Utah University. He loved to associate with the Society of Indian Psychologists (SIP) and assisted Dorothy with her doctoral degree.
Clarence's loving, friendly, kind, humorous, spiritual, humble, helpful, extraordinary determination, and practical approach to life presented an exemplary life. He was an avid traveller and studied and visited more than 65 countries. Clarence survived his wife Dorothy Ruth Reyneke, his sons Layne (Susan) and Wayne (Tania), and his daughters, Michelle (Jay) and LeeAnn (Brian). He has 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Viewings will be held on Thursday, October 3, 2019, from 6-8 p.m. and Friday, October 4 from 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. The funeral service will be on Friday, October 4, at 11:00 a.m. The viewings and funeral service will be held at River Ridge 10th Ward, 1409 Shields Lane, South Jordan, UT 84095, Salt Lake City, Utah 84095. The burial will be at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, 3401 South Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84106.
