Wise Co. TX. - Obits: W.L. 'Bill' Clowdus - 1917-2000

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W.L. 'Bill' Clowdus
1917-2000

Memorial service for W.L. "Bill" Clowdus, 82, of Runaway Bay, was 
Saturday, May 6, 2:30 p.m. at the Runaway Bay Community Church. The 
Rev. Gary Smith officiated. Clowdus died Thursday, May 4, 2000, at 
Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

Born Aug. 20, 1917, in Wilson, Okla., he married Doris Lanelle Hagerty 
on Dec. 30, 1939, in Oklahoma City. They were married 60 years. 

A retired general manager of the LubriKup Company in Fort Worth, he 
lived in Runaway Bay 20 years. He was a former member of the Runaway 
Bay city council and the Runaway Bay planning and zoning commission. 
He was an active member of the Runaway Bay Community Church and a member
of the Masonic Lodge. He was a charter member of The Club at Runaway Bay.

He is survived by his wife, Doris Clowdus, of Runaway Bay; a son, Mike 
and wife Pat Clowdus of Denver, Colo.; a daughter, Pat and husband Don 
Brownlee of Hallsville; two grandchildren, Jeff Brownlee and wife Karyn
and Jenny Beaty and husband Kevin; five great grandchildren, Beau, 
Blake, Bradley, Blaire and Aimee; a sister, Viola Brittain of Ardmore, 
Okla. and numerous nieces and nephews.