Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, CO, January 6, 1983 
 
PAUL M. CLEMENTS FUNERAL SERVICES DECEMBER 29 
 
Funeral services were held Wednesday, December 29, 1982 at the Baptist Church in Holyoke 
with Rev. Joseph Stewart officiating. 
 
Paul M. Clements was born April 18, 1897 in York, Illinois the son of John and Mary MacDonald 
Clements. He grew up and attended schools in Illinois around Robinson and Huttsonville area. He 
worked on farms and ranches in Nebraska and North Dakota before coming to Colorado in 1921 
when he began farming northwest of Holyoke. 
 
On April 18, 1938, he married Lula Erickson Haynes in Gering, Nebraska. The couple continued 
to farm until retiring in 1961 when they moved to Holyoke. 
 
Mr. Clement's hobbies included: hunting, fishing, reading and writing amusing anecdotes. He was 
also an avid politician. 
 
He was a member of the Baptist Church. As a young man, he was baptized in the Wabash River. 
 
Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Lula Clements of Holyoke; stepdaughter Mrs. Melvin (Dolores) 
Hofmeister, Haxtun; stepgrandson Brad Hofmeister, Haxtun; sister-in-law Mrs. Irma Clements, 
Holyoke; two nieces Joanne and Jean. 
 
Mr. Clements died Saturday, December 25, 1982 at the Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke at 
the age of 85. 
 
Burial was in the Haxtun Cemetery.