FOR MIFF 18, 2012 MINISTERS OF THE 11:00 AM LECTOR: 1ST 2ND SUZY PETrY PATTI & & & ANN MCCLANAHAN & WICKWARD CLARENC€ (RUFF) FAIRBANKS orn August 23, 1920 in West Concord, Minnesota died August 16, 2012 in Shelton, Washington. Clarence is survived by his wife Donna, son Charles and his wife Jocelyn, grandsons Dusty, Landon, Alex, Nick and Cody and granddaughters Stacey and Stephanie. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son Bill. Early in his life, Clarence embraced a passion for service. He. enrolled in the University of Minnesota and started his education in Medicine. 1‘ happened to many young men of his generation, World War 11 created a different direction and unexpected opportunities and he left college and enlisted in the United States Army. He spent the majority of his active duty as a Medical Corpsman in the South Pacific. He concluded his service at the rank of Master Sergeant. Most of Clarence’s working life was spent as an employee of the Hormel Company, headquartered in Austin, Minnesota. Clarence worked for Hormel for 37 years and progressed from Livestock Buyer, to Plant Manager and retired as Vice—President of the Livestock Buying Division. Clarence and Donna moved to Shelton in 1982. True to his passion for service, he became a Lay Reader at St. David’s Episcopal Church and both he and Donna were active in many church functions, including volunteering at the local Food Bank. Always a salesman, he also had a short, but successful venture in local real estate. The source of a nickname is often rooted in a life experience. a young man, Clarence aspired to learn to play the trombone, an undertaking that created lots of comments from friends and family. He was often compared, mostly , OCR Text: FOR MIFF 18, 2012 MINISTERS OF THE 11:00 AM LECTOR: 1ST 2ND SUZY PETrY PATTI & & & ANN MCCLANAHAN & WICKWARD CLARENC€ (RUFF) FAIRBANKS orn August 23, 1920 in West Concord, Minnesota died August 16, 2012 in Shelton, Washington. Clarence is survived by his wife Donna, son Charles and his wife Jocelyn, grandsons Dusty, Landon, Alex, Nick and Cody and granddaughters Stacey and Stephanie. He was preceded in death by his parents and his son Bill. Early in his life, Clarence embraced a passion for service. He. enrolled in the University of Minnesota and started his education in Medicine. 1‘ happened to many young men of his generation, World War 11 created a different direction and unexpected opportunities and he left college and enlisted in the United States Army. He spent the majority of his active duty as a Medical Corpsman in the South Pacific. He concluded his service at the rank of Master Sergeant. Most of Clarence’s working life was spent as an employee of the Hormel Company, headquartered in Austin, Minnesota. Clarence worked for Hormel for 37 years and progressed from Livestock Buyer, to Plant Manager and retired as Vice—President of the Livestock Buying Division. Clarence and Donna moved to Shelton in 1982. True to his passion for service, he became a Lay Reader at St. David’s Episcopal Church and both he and Donna were active in many church functions, including volunteering at the local Food Bank. Always a salesman, he also had a short, but successful venture in local real estate. The source of a nickname is often rooted in a life experience. a young man, Clarence aspired to learn to play the trombone, an undertaking that created lots of comments from friends and family. He was often compared, mostly , Mason County Genealogical Society,Obituaries,Other Obituaries,F Last Name,Fairbanks, Clarence Wilbur (Miff) #1.tif,Fairbanks, Clarence Wilbur (Miff) #1.tif, Fairbanks, Clarence Wilbur (Miff) #1.tif