Daniel M. Clary

Mr. Clary was born Sept. 7, 1920, in Meridian, Idaho, to Robert Dewey and Margaret Florence (Denney) Clary. The family moved to Corning, Calif., when Daniel was 5; he attended school there.  

Following high school, he worked in the olive orchards until enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corps at the outset of WWII. Daniel served honorably with the Flying Tigers division overseas as a radio technician. 

After the war, he returned to Corning where he married Leola H. Freeman on May 17, 1947. 

Daniel later went to work for Crane Mills in Corning as a planer operator and retired at age 62. The couple moved to Shingletown, Calif., where they lived until moving to Brookings in the mid-1990s.  

Daniel was a skilled craftsman and made many fine pieces of furniture. He liked gardening, sports and the outdoors. He also raised Appaloosa horses. He and Leola were members of the First Baptist Community Church in Brookings.

Survivors include his wife, Leola, of Brookings; son and daughter-in-law Dennis and Cheri Clary of Clackamas; grandson Jeff Leer, his wife, Jody, great-grandchildren  Dominik, Mercedes, Sophia and Ysabelle of Kent, Wash.;  granddaugher Rachel Hales, her husband, Howard, and great-granddaugher Riley of Covington, Wash.; sister Doris Darrow and brother-in-law James Darrow of Corning; sister-in-law Edna Clary of Corning; and numerous nieces and nephews.  

Daniel was preceded in death by a son, Delmar Lee, and a brother, Maurice Neal.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Deacon’s Fund at First Baptist Community Church, 607 Pacific Ave., Brookings, OR 97415.

A memorial service for Daniel will be held on Friday, Sept. 23, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Community Church, 607 Pacific Ave. in Brookings.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.redwoodmemorial.net.

Submitted by Redwood Memorial Chapel