Janet Lytle Reynolds and John Walter Clements Sr.

JOHN WALTER CLEMENTS SR. was born December 2, 1889 in Richmond, Wayne, Indiana,^{122, 55} and died November 7, 1962 in Venice, Sarasota, Florida.⁵⁰³⁵ He is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 5035}

He married JANET LYTLE REYNOLDS on May 25, 1916 in Dayton, Ohio,⁵⁵ daughter of LEWIS GARDNER REYNOLDS. She was born June 1, 1895 in Dayton, Ohio,²⁰⁴⁶ and died March 31, 1972 in Heritage House, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{2046, 4931} She is buried in Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 1125}

Children of JANET LYTLE REYNOLDS and JOHN WALTER CLEMENTS SR.:

1. BABY GIRL CLEMENTS, b. March 16, 1917, Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. March 16, 1917, Reid Hospital, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;⁴⁹³¹ bur. Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{89, 4931}
2. JOHN WALTER CLEMENTS JR., b. June 16, 1919, Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana;^{4917, 55} m. FRANCES ELLEN MCGUIRE on July 7, 1945⁵⁵; d. October 11, 1998, Naples, Collier, Florida.^{56, 1241}
3. JANET LYTLE CLEMENTS, b. November 11, 1920, Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana;^{4917, 55} m. THOMAS MILLS LACEY on November 15, 1947 in First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana⁶⁵⁷⁵; d. September 23, 1953, Belvedere, Marin, California.
4. CATHRYN CLEMENTS, b. December 19, 1921, Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana;^{55, 4917} m. (1) ROBERT PATRICK FORTUNE on November 1, 1941 in First Presbyterian Church, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana⁹¹¹⁹, m. (2) JAMES HOWARD COWLES JR. on March 17, 1953 in Indiana⁵³⁶⁹; d. March 22, 2014, King County, Washington.⁷⁵⁶
5. WARREN GARDNER CLEMENTS, b. September 16, 1929, Reid Memorial Hospital, Wayne County, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. October 27, 1929, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana;^{1125, 4931} bur. Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{1125, 4931}

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, May 26, 1916⁵¹⁰⁵

In a charming home service conducted Thursday evening at 8 o'clock at the home of the bride's brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Huffman of Dayton, Ohio, Miss Janet Reynolds became the bride of Mr. John W. Clements, the Rev. Charles A. Campbell of the third Street Presbyterian church, conducting the ceremony in the presence of more than one hundred guests.

Branches of huckleberry festooned the doorways, mantels and windows of the lower rooms, with great fluffy white peonies starring the dark green foliage; the soft light of many tapers gleamed through the palms arranged in the living room as an altar which was flanked on either side by huge clusters of peonies.

As the guests assembled a program of wedding music was played by Miss Noreen Gorman, on the harp, and as the first notes of the bridal chorus "Lohengrin," was sounded, Lewis Gardner Reynolds, Jr., brother of the bride and Raymond Nicholson, stretched white satin ribbons from the dining room to the altar, oulining a path for the bridal party. They were followed by the Rev. Mr. Campbell, the groom and the best man, his brother, Warren Clements, who awaited the bride at the altar.

The two bridesmaids the Misses Mary Clements and Miss Katherine Van Ausdal of Dayton, both gowned alike in frocks of pink taffetas and tulle, caught at the shoulders with silver garniture, followed. There flowere were graceful arrangements of pink rhododendrons.

Next came the matron of honor, Mrs. Lewis G. Reynolds, Jr., who wore her wedding gown of white satin elaborately trimmed with point lace. She carried her court train over her arm with a boquet of pink rhododendrons.

Preceding the bride who entered with her father, Lewis Gardner Reynolds, Sr., were the two little flower girls, Jeannette Huffman, niece of the bride and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Huffman and Mary McKee Huffman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Huffman, Jr. They wore quaint little organdie frocks smoked in pink with butterfly sashes of pink organdie. They carried baskets filled with baby crimson rambler and rosepetals, which they strewed in the path of the bride.

Miss Reynolds was a charming bride in her wedding robes of white silk net over satin, having an effective trimming of white satin bands. The skirt was made quite short in the prevailing mode and a long court train of satin hung from her shoulders; over the length of her gown shimmered a veil of sheerest tulle, held at either side of the coiffure with a knot of orange blossoms. Her floewrs were a shower boquet of mountain laurel. Delmar Hughes and Arren Corning of Chicago, followed carrying the ribbons and forming a cordon of satin about the bridal party.

At the conclusion of the service, an informal reception was held during which the bride and bridegroom were showered with congratulations.

Assisting in greeting the guests were the parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis G. Reynolds, Sr., Mrs. Reynolds wearing blue silk taffeta with real lace garniture; Mrs. E. B. Clements, mother of the groom attired in a handsome gown of black chintilly lace. Pink sill taffeta was worn by Mrs. Horace Huffman.

Later a supper was served, the bridal table being set in an upper room. A handsome wedding cake formed the center piece, and it was surrounded by a bank of pink rhododendrons and white unshaded candles.

Kewpie bride place cards seated the members of the bridal party with Miss Elizabeth Beckman, Miss Mildred Brown of Germantown, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Horace Huffman.

A buffet supper was served to the other guests.

Mr. and Mrs. Clements left for a honeymoon trip to the northern part of Wisconsin, where they will spend several weeks at Brent's resort on Lake Mamie. The bride is traveling in a suit of dark blue serge, handsomely tailored, with a hat of blue straw trimmed with a large white bird. She wore a corsage of orchids.

On their return Mr. and Mrs. Clements will make their home in the Pelham apartments.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. Lewis G. Reynolds of North Tenth street. She is a popular member of the younger society set of Dayton and is a graduate of Ogontz. Richmond guests attending the wedding were Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Reynolds, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Clements, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Williams, Messrs. Raymond Nicholson, Warren Clements, Misses Helen Nicholson, eleanor Seidel, Mrs. Harry Land, Mr. Robert Land and Miss Mary Clements.

Cincinnati Enquirer, May 28, 1916⁵⁰³⁴

Thursday evening at eight o'clock, at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Huffman, the marriage of their sister, Miss Janet Reynolds, of this city, and Mr. John W. Clements, of Richmond, Ind., was solemized. The ushers were Messrs. Delmar Hughes, of Chicago, Raymond Nicholson, of Richmond, Ind., Lewis Gardner Reynolds, Jr., and Warren Carning, of Chicago. The bridesmaids were Misses Mary Clements, of Richmond, Ind., and Katherine Van Asudal and Little Mary McKee Huffman and Jeanette Lytle Huffman as flower girls. The matron of honor, Mrs. Lewis Gardner Reynolds, Jr. Rev. Charles A. Campbell performed the ceremony in the presence of a large circle of relatives and friends. Immediately after congratulations, a wedding supper was served and during the vening Mr. and Mrs. Clements left for a wedding journey East. Upon their return will make their new home at Richmond, Ind.

Indianapolis Star, November 9, 1962⁵⁰³⁵

Services Saturday For John Clements

Richmond, Ind. (Spl.) — Graveside services for John W. Clements Sr., 72 years old, retired Richmond industrialist who also had been associated with Allied Inc. of Indianapolis, makers of bus bodies and school supplies, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in Earlham Cemetery.

Mr. Clements died Wednesday at Venice, Fla., where he had lived the last several years.

He retired in 1940 as president of Wayne Works, manufacturers of school bus and motor coach bodies in Richmond. He also had been associated with huffman Manufacturing Company of Dayton, O., and Kemper Brothers, Richmond furniture firm.

He had been on the boards of Reid Memorial Hospital, Young Men's Christian Association, Whitewater Valley Council of Boy Scouts and the Second National Bank, all of Richmond.

He was a graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio.

Survivors include the widow, Mrs. Janet Clements; a son, John W. Clements Jr. of Richmond; a daughter, Mrs. James H. Cowles of Bellevue, Wash., a sister, a brother and eight grandchildren.

Palladium-Item, April 2, 1972²⁰⁴⁶

Mrs. John W. Clements Sr.

Mrs. Janet Reynolds Clements, 76, 300 Henley Road South, died Friday at Heritage House following a lengthy illness. She was the widow of John W. Clements Sr., local manufacturer, industrialist and former president of the Wayne Works, who died in 1962.

Mrs. Clements was a native of Dayton, Ohio, but had spent most of her life in Richmond. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church and a former member of Forest Hills Country Club. She has been active in the work of the Richmond Day Nursery and during World War II was active in the American Red Cross.

Survivors include a son, John W. Clements Jr. of Richmond; a daughter, Mrs. James H. Cowles Jr. of Bellevue, Wash.; a sister, Mrs. Mary Reynolds Huffman of Dayton; eight grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held in Earlham Cemetery at 11 a.m. Monday with Rev. Alfred H. Nead officiating and Doan & Mills Funeral Home in charge. There will be no public calling. Memorial donations may be made to the Wayne County Mental Health Association.

Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana

Warren Gardner Clements, infant son of Janet & John Clements, Sept. 16 - Oct. 27, 1928