PEMBROKE – Howard “Tubby” R. Clement, 91, died Monday, May 29, 2006, at a Machias hospital. Howard was born Nov. 14, 1914, in Eastport, son of the late William and Annie (Lee) Clement. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U.S. Army. Tubby retired from the railroad and was a member of the Railroad Clerks Union. He was also a member of Crescent Lodge No. 78 AF & AM in Eastport and was past patron of Pennaquan Chapter of the Eastern Star, past member of the Grange and a member of Christ Episcopal Church in Eastport. Howard enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, bird watching, spending many hours mowing the lawn and teaching the knack of pool shooting to his granddaughter, Rhonda. He was predeceased by a son, Robert “Bobby” Clement; a granddaughter, Bonnie Jean Beal; a brother, Robert Clement; and a sister, Jane Cook. Surviving are his loving wife of more than 70 years, Elsie M. (Sutherland) Clement; two sons, Philip Clement and wife, Carolyn, and Howard Clement Jr. and wife, Teresa; four granddaughters, Karen McPhail and husband, Jack, Rhonda Brady and husband, Scott, Sherry Ramsdell and husband, Steve, and Pamela Picard and husband, Gerry; great-grandchildren, Christopher Clement and his son, Christopher II, Marc Beal and wife, Judy and their son, Matthew, Nichole, Matthew, Jessica, Chelsea, Tiffany, Kaitlin and Michael; a brother-in-law, Stanley Stoddard of Ohio; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, June 1, at Christ Episcopal Church, 21 Key St., Eastport with Fr. David Sivret officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Cemetery, Pembroke. Arrangements by Mays Funeral Home, Eastport. Friends may pay tribute at www.maysfuneralhome.com
HOWARD ‘TUBBY’ CLEMENT
