Biography

William R. Clanin, 84, of Bluffton, died at 1:05 p.m.
Friday at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.Mr. Clanin was
born Nov. 22, 1925, at Bluffton, to Russell Clanin and
Mary Brown Clanin. He married Norma Jean Wamsley
Oct. 11, 1952, in Huntington. His wife died Feb. 23, 1987.

Survivors include a son, Kent (Penny) Clanin of
DeRay Beach, Fla.; a daughter, Kim (Hugh) Crouse of
Bluffton; a brother, Gene (Joan) Clanin of Bluffton; and
five sisters, Helen (Frank) Adams of Texas, Janet (Robert)
Pinkerton of Arkansas, and Joyce Clanin, LaLonnie
(John) Hacha, and Nancy Bailey, all of Bluffton.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Cathy Smeltzer;
two brothers, Charles Clanin and William Clanin;
and four sisters, Virgie Kilgore, Mary Wolfe, Delores
Cutter, and Mildred Grimm.

Calling will be from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at the
Goodwin Memorial Chapel. Services will be held at
10:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will be
at the Six Mile Cemetery.

Services

Monday February 1, 2010, 10:30 A.M. - Monday at Goodwin Memorial Chapel
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Visitation

Sunday January 31, 2010, 12 Noon - 6:00 P - Sunday at Goodwin Memorial Chapel
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