The following information I copied from "The History Of Sevier County, Arkansas"
May 3, 2007
Page 111
Story of H.P. "Perry" George
By Margaret J. Clements
H.P. GEORGE CHEVROLET was written in large bold letters on the side of the old building which housed one of De Queen's first automobile dealerships and garage. Inon W. "Red" Clements was employed by Mr. George and was one of De Queen's first automobile mechanics; he had received his training at a mechanics school in Kansas City.
Page 112
Story of Inon Willice Clements
Frances Agnes Karr
By Agnes K. Clements
Inon Willice Clements (b. 1 Nov 1892, Baker Springs, AR) and Frances Agnes Karr (b. 26 Feb 1900, Sevier Co., AR) had a nine months' courtship that started October 1920 and lasted 52 years. They were married July 6, 1921 at Mena, Arkansas.
Inon and Agnes were driving from De Queen to Mena. Both of them lived at De Queen. Inon stoped at Wickes to buy a picnic basket and rove about ahalf mile north on the country road. There were not paved roadds at that time, Inon said, "There is a spot up here where I've always wanted to have a picnic lunch and this is a 'special day', so we will stop here."
Agnes couldn't see anything special about the spot. But Inon got out of the car, caught her hand and said, "Come on, you'll see." They went a few paces out into the woods and there it was -Rolling For River. At that "spot" it was only a creek, shallow and clear; it was really nice and there was a big white, flat rock. 10 or 12 feet wide, with the creek flowing around it. Inon jumped across the creek on the rock, stooped back and took her hand and jumped her across. They ate their lunch and threw the scraps and crumbs to the fish.
Reaching Mena about 4 p.m., Inon went into the courthouse to get the marriage license. Sh.H. Smith, Justice of the Peace, was in a hurry to go somewhere and follow Inon out.
Before Agnes could get out of the car, the justice of the peace had pronounced them man and wife--not exactly the type wedding ceremony a girl would have dreamed of!
The newlyweds drove to Egger (Cherry Hill) and Waters (not Pine Ridge) to visit what Inon called his hillbilly kinfolks. When asked, "How long have you been married?" Inon would say, "Three months." He was afraid the kin might have the biggest, meanest shivaree those hills had ever had! AFter leaving for De Queen, the Mena Star, a weekly paper announced their marriage on the fron page, and the kinfolk learned the truth.
When they returned to De Queen, Agnes' parents, David E. and Bettie Karr, hd a big dinner prepared and afterward the newlyweds went to visit Jess and Rilla Ferguson, and Clarence "C.D." Clements, Inon's step-father, his mother, and his brother.
When Inon and Agnes met, he was driving a taxi for his sister Ada O'Neal at De Queen. When Ada's husband died, she and her young son Harry moved into a house Inon had provided.
Inon and Agnes had four sons:
Aynon Lewis, nicknamed "Bo", was born January 19, 1923 at Waters, Arkansas. He was married October 30, 1990 to Dorothy Kerlin.
Enon Willice, nicknamed "Buster", was born September 3, 1924 and married May 18, 1946 to Margaret Blanche Johnson.
James Darrell "Jimmy" was born December 17, 1930 at De Queen and died March 6, 1946 from rheumatic fever.
Lowell Boyce was born December 23, 1940 and married Wrenetta Raney in 1961. They divorced in 1975. IN 1976 he married Shirley Ann Cech. Lowell has two children by his first marriage: Angela Marie and Lowell Boyce II "Chuck."
Inon worked on the Jefferson Highway during its construction in Sevier County, and also did road construction work near Center Point, Hollywood, Winslow and Texarkana. He spent 20 years with Texaco Oil Company, and retired from Tobin's Butane Company in 1987 after working about 12 years for them.
On October 12, 1973 Inon died at De Queen from lung cancer. Agnes sold their home on Highway 71 near Avon and bought a house on East Heynecker where she spent her remaining years.
May 3, 2007
Page 111
Story of H.P. "Perry" George
By Margaret J. Clements
H.P. GEORGE CHEVROLET was written in large bold letters on the side of the old building which housed one of De Queen's first automobile dealerships and garage. Inon W. "Red" Clements was employed by Mr. George and was one of De Queen's first automobile mechanics; he had received his training at a mechanics school in Kansas City.
Page 112
Story of Inon Willice Clements
Frances Agnes Karr
By Agnes K. Clements
Inon Willice Clements (b. 1 Nov 1892, Baker Springs, AR) and Frances Agnes Karr (b. 26 Feb 1900, Sevier Co., AR) had a nine months' courtship that started October 1920 and lasted 52 years. They were married July 6, 1921 at Mena, Arkansas.
Inon and Agnes were driving from De Queen to Mena. Both of them lived at De Queen. Inon stoped at Wickes to buy a picnic basket and rove about ahalf mile north on the country road. There were not paved roadds at that time, Inon said, "There is a spot up here where I've always wanted to have a picnic lunch and this is a 'special day', so we will stop here."
Agnes couldn't see anything special about the spot. But Inon got out of the car, caught her hand and said, "Come on, you'll see." They went a few paces out into the woods and there it was -Rolling For River. At that "spot" it was only a creek, shallow and clear; it was really nice and there was a big white, flat rock. 10 or 12 feet wide, with the creek flowing around it. Inon jumped across the creek on the rock, stooped back and took her hand and jumped her across. They ate their lunch and threw the scraps and crumbs to the fish.
Reaching Mena about 4 p.m., Inon went into the courthouse to get the marriage license. Sh.H. Smith, Justice of the Peace, was in a hurry to go somewhere and follow Inon out.
Before Agnes could get out of the car, the justice of the peace had pronounced them man and wife--not exactly the type wedding ceremony a girl would have dreamed of!
The newlyweds drove to Egger (Cherry Hill) and Waters (not Pine Ridge) to visit what Inon called his hillbilly kinfolks. When asked, "How long have you been married?" Inon would say, "Three months." He was afraid the kin might have the biggest, meanest shivaree those hills had ever had! AFter leaving for De Queen, the Mena Star, a weekly paper announced their marriage on the fron page, and the kinfolk learned the truth.
When they returned to De Queen, Agnes' parents, David E. and Bettie Karr, hd a big dinner prepared and afterward the newlyweds went to visit Jess and Rilla Ferguson, and Clarence "C.D." Clements, Inon's step-father, his mother, and his brother.
When Inon and Agnes met, he was driving a taxi for his sister Ada O'Neal at De Queen. When Ada's husband died, she and her young son Harry moved into a house Inon had provided.
Inon and Agnes had four sons:
Aynon Lewis, nicknamed "Bo", was born January 19, 1923 at Waters, Arkansas. He was married October 30, 1990 to Dorothy Kerlin.
Enon Willice, nicknamed "Buster", was born September 3, 1924 and married May 18, 1946 to Margaret Blanche Johnson.
James Darrell "Jimmy" was born December 17, 1930 at De Queen and died March 6, 1946 from rheumatic fever.
Lowell Boyce was born December 23, 1940 and married Wrenetta Raney in 1961. They divorced in 1975. IN 1976 he married Shirley Ann Cech. Lowell has two children by his first marriage: Angela Marie and Lowell Boyce II "Chuck."
Inon worked on the Jefferson Highway during its construction in Sevier County, and also did road construction work near Center Point, Hollywood, Winslow and Texarkana. He spent 20 years with Texaco Oil Company, and retired from Tobin's Butane Company in 1987 after working about 12 years for them.
On October 12, 1973 Inon died at De Queen from lung cancer. Agnes sold their home on Highway 71 near Avon and bought a house on East Heynecker where she spent her remaining years.
The following information I copied from "The History Of Sevier County, Arkansas"
May 3, 2007
Page 111
Story of H.P. "Perry" George
By Margaret J. Clements
H.P. GEORGE CHEVROLET was written in large bold letters on the side of the old building which housed one of De Queen's first automobile dealerships and garage. Inon W. "Red" Clements was employed by Mr. George and was one of De Queen's first automobile mechanics; he had received his training at a mechanics school in Kansas City.
Page 112
Story of Inon Willice Clements
Frances Agnes Karr
By Agnes K. Clements
Inon Willice Clements (b. 1 Nov 1892, Baker Springs, AR) and Frances Agnes Karr (b. 26 Feb 1900, Sevier Co., AR) had a nine months' courtship that started October 1920 and lasted 52 years. They were married July 6, 1921 at Mena, Arkansas.
Inon and Agnes were driving from De Queen to Mena. Both of them lived at De Queen. Inon stoped at Wickes to buy a picnic basket and rove about ahalf mile north on the country road. There were not paved roadds at that time, Inon said, "There is a spot up here where I've always wanted to have a picnic lunch and this is a 'special day', so we will stop here."
Agnes couldn't see anything special about the spot. But Inon got out of the car, caught her hand and said, "Come on, you'll see." They went a few paces out into the woods and there it was -Rolling For River. At that "spot" it was only a creek, shallow and clear; it was really nice and there was a big white, flat rock. 10 or 12 feet wide, with the creek flowing around it. Inon jumped across the creek on the rock, stooped back and took her hand and jumped her across. They ate their lunch and threw the scraps and crumbs to the fish.
Reaching Mena about 4 p.m., Inon went into the courthouse to get the marriage license. Sh.H. Smith, Justice of the Peace, was in a hurry to go somewhere and follow Inon out.
Before Agnes could get out of the car, the justice of the peace had pronounced them man and wife--not exactly the type wedding ceremony a girl would have dreamed of!
The newlyweds drove to Egger (Cherry Hill) and Waters (not Pine Ridge) to visit what Inon called his hillbilly kinfolks. When asked, "How long have you been married?" Inon would say, "Three months." He was afraid the kin might have the biggest, meanest shivaree those hills had ever had! AFter leaving for De Queen, the Mena Star, a weekly paper announced their marriage on the fron page, and the kinfolk learned the truth.
When they returned to De Queen, Agnes' parents, David E. and Bettie Karr, hd a big dinner prepared and afterward the newlyweds went to visit Jess and Rilla Ferguson, and Clarence "C.D." Clements, Inon's step-father, his mother, and his brother.
When Inon and Agnes met, he was driving a taxi for his sister Ada O'Neal at De Queen. When Ada's husband died, she and her young son Harry moved into a house Inon had provided.
Inon and Agnes had four sons:
Aynon Lewis, nicknamed "Bo", was born January 19, 1923 at Waters, Arkansas. He was married October 30, 1990 to Dorothy Kerlin.
Enon Willice, nicknamed "Buster", was born September 3, 1924 and married May 18, 1946 to Margaret Blanche Johnson.
James Darrell "Jimmy" was born December 17, 1930 at De Queen and died March 6, 1946 from rheumatic fever.
Lowell Boyce was born December 23, 1940 and married Wrenetta Raney in 1961. They divorced in 1975. IN 1976 he married Shirley Ann Cech. Lowell has two children by his first marriage: Angela Marie and Lowell Boyce II "Chuck."
Inon worked on the Jefferson Highway during its construction in Sevier County, and also did road construction work near Center Point, Hollywood, Winslow and Texarkana. He spent 20 years with Texaco Oil Company, and retired from Tobin's Butane Company in 1987 after working about 12 years for them.
On October 12, 1973 Inon died at De Queen from lung cancer. Agnes sold their home on Highway 71 near Avon and bought a house on East Heynecker where she spent her remaining years.
May 3, 2007
Page 111
Story of H.P. "Perry" George
By Margaret J. Clements
H.P. GEORGE CHEVROLET was written in large bold letters on the side of the old building which housed one of De Queen's first automobile dealerships and garage. Inon W. "Red" Clements was employed by Mr. George and was one of De Queen's first automobile mechanics; he had received his training at a mechanics school in Kansas City.
Page 112
Story of Inon Willice Clements
Frances Agnes Karr
By Agnes K. Clements
Inon Willice Clements (b. 1 Nov 1892, Baker Springs, AR) and Frances Agnes Karr (b. 26 Feb 1900, Sevier Co., AR) had a nine months' courtship that started October 1920 and lasted 52 years. They were married July 6, 1921 at Mena, Arkansas.
Inon and Agnes were driving from De Queen to Mena. Both of them lived at De Queen. Inon stoped at Wickes to buy a picnic basket and rove about ahalf mile north on the country road. There were not paved roadds at that time, Inon said, "There is a spot up here where I've always wanted to have a picnic lunch and this is a 'special day', so we will stop here."
Agnes couldn't see anything special about the spot. But Inon got out of the car, caught her hand and said, "Come on, you'll see." They went a few paces out into the woods and there it was -Rolling For River. At that "spot" it was only a creek, shallow and clear; it was really nice and there was a big white, flat rock. 10 or 12 feet wide, with the creek flowing around it. Inon jumped across the creek on the rock, stooped back and took her hand and jumped her across. They ate their lunch and threw the scraps and crumbs to the fish.
Reaching Mena about 4 p.m., Inon went into the courthouse to get the marriage license. Sh.H. Smith, Justice of the Peace, was in a hurry to go somewhere and follow Inon out.
Before Agnes could get out of the car, the justice of the peace had pronounced them man and wife--not exactly the type wedding ceremony a girl would have dreamed of!
The newlyweds drove to Egger (Cherry Hill) and Waters (not Pine Ridge) to visit what Inon called his hillbilly kinfolks. When asked, "How long have you been married?" Inon would say, "Three months." He was afraid the kin might have the biggest, meanest shivaree those hills had ever had! AFter leaving for De Queen, the Mena Star, a weekly paper announced their marriage on the fron page, and the kinfolk learned the truth.
When they returned to De Queen, Agnes' parents, David E. and Bettie Karr, hd a big dinner prepared and afterward the newlyweds went to visit Jess and Rilla Ferguson, and Clarence "C.D." Clements, Inon's step-father, his mother, and his brother.
When Inon and Agnes met, he was driving a taxi for his sister Ada O'Neal at De Queen. When Ada's husband died, she and her young son Harry moved into a house Inon had provided.
Inon and Agnes had four sons:
Aynon Lewis, nicknamed "Bo", was born January 19, 1923 at Waters, Arkansas. He was married October 30, 1990 to Dorothy Kerlin.
Enon Willice, nicknamed "Buster", was born September 3, 1924 and married May 18, 1946 to Margaret Blanche Johnson.
James Darrell "Jimmy" was born December 17, 1930 at De Queen and died March 6, 1946 from rheumatic fever.
Lowell Boyce was born December 23, 1940 and married Wrenetta Raney in 1961. They divorced in 1975. IN 1976 he married Shirley Ann Cech. Lowell has two children by his first marriage: Angela Marie and Lowell Boyce II "Chuck."
Inon worked on the Jefferson Highway during its construction in Sevier County, and also did road construction work near Center Point, Hollywood, Winslow and Texarkana. He spent 20 years with Texaco Oil Company, and retired from Tobin's Butane Company in 1987 after working about 12 years for them.
On October 12, 1973 Inon died at De Queen from lung cancer. Agnes sold their home on Highway 71 near Avon and bought a house on East Heynecker where she spent her remaining years.
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