Clarence Howard Price

Clarence Howard Price, age 98, passed away on January 13, 2020. He was a resident of Eldora Specialty Care nursing home, Eldora, Iowa. Clarence was the son of Stephen Albert and Eva Loretta (Sherbon) Price. He was born on Oct. 27th, 1921 on a farm near Ackley. He received his early education in country schools in Hardin County Iowa.   He attended high school in Eldora.  Clarence married Bonnie Burgess on September 26, 1942 at the Eldora Methodist Church.  He served in the U.S. Army Infantry from March 19, 1943 until January 31, 1946.   He took his basic training at Camp Wolters, Texas then joined the 84th Railsplitter Division.  Clarence drove a truck in the Red Ball Express delivering supplies to the front lines in Europe.  His division spent Christmas thru January 10th fighting in the Battle of The Bulge.   After Clarence’s honorary discharge from the service, he continued to farm in the Conrad Beaman area.   He later farmed near Elma, Iowa and Steamboat Rock, Iowa.   In his spare time he enjoyed the family farm acreage, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.  Four children were born to Clarence and Bonnie:   Janet, Stan, Lou Ann, and Dan.  Bonnie passed away in 1984.   Clarence married Bernice Johnson on October 12th, 1990.  Bernice passed away in 2013.   He was a member of the Elma, Eldora and then Laurel United Methodist Church and the Conrad, Elma, and Steamboat Rock American Legion Posts.   Clarence is survived by his four children:  Janet (Loyd) Patrick of Stephenville, TX,  Stanley (Glenda) Price of Grapevine, TX,  Lou Ann Price of Anita, IA,  and Dan (Linda) Price of Bloomington, MN;  and three step-children Jeanine Drahola of Scottsdale, AZ, Roger (Mary) Hayden Johnson of Colorado Springs, CO, and Julie (Clint) Francisco of Laurel, IA;  grandchildren include Douglas Patrick, Lisa (Dennis) Miller, Nancy (Eddie) Jones, Alex Price & Ian Price;  great grandchildren include Trace and Seth Patrick, Justin Larremore & Caleb Miller, and Jake & Caleb & Chase Jones;  and many loving relatives. Clarence is survived by his sisters Leona (Loyd) Sword, Shirley (Bill) Dace, Colleen (Jack) Eflin, and Loretta (Dick) Hoppe and his brothers Harvey (Janet) Price and Lawrence (Janet) Price.   Preceding Clarence in death were his parents, his sisters Joan (Louis) King, Helen (Louis) Smith and Frances (Dale) Zeltman, and his brothers Charles Edward Price in World War II, Stephen (Donna) Price Jr., Henry (Joyce) Price, and LeRoy (Betty) Price. Memorial services will be held at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home, 1209 Iowa Avenue West, Marshalltown, IA at 10:30 am Saturday, January 18, 2020 with Rev. Clint Francisco officiating.   Burial will follow the service at the Eldora Cemetery.  In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the American Cancer Society, P.O.  Box 22478, Oklahoma City, OK  73123.   For condolences or questions, please visit: www.mitchellfh.com .