Clarence E. Hover Jr.

Clarence was born January 1, 1919 in Phoenix, Arizona. A few years later the family moved to Oregon where his dad homesteaded and built the family home. After graduating from high school in Eugene, he joined the Navy. While serving on the USS Nevada in Hawaii, he contracted tuberculosis shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor and was sent to Bethesda Naval Hospital from which he was honorably discharged in 1942.

While visiting his parents in Eugene, Marjorie’s parents arranged for them to meet. It was love at first sight and they were married August 14, 1945. He always liked to joke that WW2 ended that morning and another war began that evening. We know he was joking because it was a loving 64 year marriage.

They moved to Arizona to complete his tuberculosis treatment. After the births of their three daughters, he decided that he needed to complete his college education so that he could support his family. They returned to Oregon where he received a degree in Engineering from Oregon State University. After graduation, the family moved to Washington where he worked for Boeing until moving to Utah to work for Thiokol on the Minuteman Missile in 1959. They returned to Washington and Boeing in 1965 where he worked until he retired in 1986. His retirement years were filled with travel, his love of computing (e-mails!), photography and family.

He was blessed with three lovely daughters; Kris (Chuck) Robinson, Karen Waddell and Katie (Jerry) Woods, their children; Sheri (John) Sala, Lynda (Scott) Baker, Pam (Dennis) Ford, Mike Burkey, Jason (Carie) Burkey, Rob Woods, Eric (Megan) Woods, Rebekah (Doug) Mielitz, and Daniel Woods and their children; Drew, Hailie, Cody, Jeremy, Emily, Bobbi, Cameron, Sydney and Allison.

He passed away peacefully at Evergreen Hospice on May 30, 2010. During his 91 years he touched many lives through his immediate family and his church family. We will all miss him very much.

God saw you getting tired

when a cure was not to be.

So he closed his arms around you,

and whispered, “come to me”.

You didn’t deserve what you went

through and so he gave you rest.

God’s garden must be beautiful,

He only take the best.

And when we see you sleeping

so peaceful and free from pain

we could not wish you back to

suffer that again.