Clyde was born in Missouri on November 29th, 1913. He met and married Octa Ward on December 23rd, 1933. Their only child Ronnie was born in 1938. They moved to Bakersfield in January of 1951 and bought a service station on Airport Drive and later owned a drive-in and laundromat.
Clyde loved to bowl and play golf. Both Clyde and Octa enjoyed going to Las Vegas. Octa passed in 2011 and they were married for 78 years.
Clyde will be missed by son Ronnie and wife Pat, grand-daughter Sandy Akers and Husband Bill, Grand-son Steve Nelson, great grand-daughter Theresa Lancaster and husband Stewart and great-great Grand-daughter Nadine, nieces, nephews and friends.
