Clarence Edwin Hess
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - November 8, 2020
Clarence Edwin Hess,
resident of Grand Junction,
Colorado, passed away at 8:55
p.m., Monday, November 2,
2020, at the Colorado Veterans
Community Living Center in
Rifle, Colorado.
Clarence was born on
November 26, 1940, the son of
Forrest Alvin and Wilma Pryor Hess in Linn County, MO. He went
to school at Laredo High School in Laredo, MO. He graduated in
the class of 1959.
On December 19, 1963 he was united in marriage to Sharon
Rose Shepard in Laredo, MO. To this union two sons were born,
Mark Edwin Hess and Gregory Dale Hess. Clarence worked in
construction for several years. He then moved to Grand Junction,
Colorado and continued to work the construction field. He also
worked at Honnen Equipment Co. in Grand Junction, Colorado
before he retired.
Clarence was a veteran and served in the US Army as a Military
Police from 1960 to 1966. He enjoyed visiting and spending time
with his friends, and also loved to dance. He taught dance lessons.
Another love that Clarence had was his Harley motorcycle. He
always said he loved riding his Harley up in the mountains.
Clarence is preceded in death by his parents; step-mother, Marie
Hess; brother, Forrest Alvin Hess Jr., and sister, Sharon Marie
Wheeler.
He is survived by sons, Mark Edwin (Christie) Hess of Aurora,
Colorado,and Gregory Dale Hess of Florida; sister, Martha Jane
(Ronald) Funk of Kirksville, MO; aunts and uncle, Lois Gillespie
and Shirley and George Hess of Chillicothe, MO; grandson, Steven
Edwin Hess of Aurora, Colorado; special friend, Julie Wilson, and
daughter, Shayleen Ward, of Grand Junction, Colorado, and many
cousins.
Arrangements are pending.
