Jerry D. Clement

Jerry Clement, age 83, of Camdenton, Missouri peacefully passed away on January 4, 2022 with family by his side. Jerry was born on February 8, 1938 to Delbert and Genevieve Clement in Kansas City, Kansas. After graduating from Argentine High School in 1956, he began a 35 year career with Southwestern Bell and AT&T, retiring in 1991. In 1992 Jerry started his own system & data company, and retired again in 2004. On April 30, 1960, Jerry married Carolyn Sue Holmes, his bride of 61 years and mother of his two children, Beth Ann Clement and Jeffrey Scott Clement. Jerry and Carolyn fulfilled a life-long dream of building a home and retiring at Lake of the Ozarks in 2004. Sharing in the dream of lake front living were their neighbors of 15 years, and best friends for life, David and Judy Clement. Jerry (A.K.A.: Old Bear) was a member of the Missouri Ozark Muzzleloaders Club and portrayed a mountain man and fur trapper of the Rockies during the 1820’s to the 1840’s. The mountain man pushed ever onward into unchartered territory, never phased by myriad hardships, living their lives by their own exacting specifications. This is how Jerry lived his life, and why he respected and connected to the legacy of the mountain man. He participated in rendezvous and living- history festivals with his brother, David (A.K.A.: Old Pilgram). Jerry loved making new friends and educating children about the history of the mountain man, while entertaining all with many, not so historically accurate mountain man tales. You could laugh at or with Jerry, just as long as you laughed. He made many friends along the way… he was just the kind of person who drew people in. Anyone who knew him, knew that he was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, and friend you could always count on. Jerry was predeceased by his parents, Delbert and Genevieve, and his brother, David. He is survived by his sister, Linda Clement, his wife of 61 years, Carolyn Clement, daughter, Beth Clement, son, Jeff Clement and his wife, Carla, grandson, Joshua Clement, granddaughter, Brittany Rajda and her husband, James, grandson, Brett Clement, granddaughter, Michala Hooper, great granddaughter, Raegan Rajda,great grandson, Jackson Jerry (Born January 20th), and numerous loved nieces and nephews. Services will be held Saturday, January 29, 2022 at 1:30pm at Maple Hill Funeral Home, 3300 Shawnee Drive, Kansas City, Kansas. A Celebration of Life will follow at 4pm at American Legion, 6521 Nieman Road, Shawnee, Kansas. For those unable to attend or not comfortable attending due to today’s uncertainty, the service will be streamed live at https://fb.me/e/4a7ShgMPL The family requests in lieu of flowers, contributions may be donated to: Ozarks Kat & K9 Donation Center 17282 N. Highway 5 Sunrise Beach, MO 65079 www.ozarkskatandk9.com

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Jerry D. Clement

February 8, 1938 - January 4, 2022