Clarence Loring Vickers

83 year old Clarence Loring Vickers of Smithville died Sunday at the Beulah Edging Home in Paducah, Kentucky. He was a Baptist and owner of Vickers Nursery. The funeral will be Wednesday at 10:00 a.m. at the Chapel of Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Junior Hibdon will officiate and burial will be in DeKalb Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. He was preceded in death by his parents, Author and Mary Vickers; a daughter, Elaine Vickers Allen; and a sister, Virginia Ricketts. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Mildred Britton Vickers of Smithville. Four children, Mary Elisa Vickers Gilreath of Smithville, Marsha Vickers Penrod of Paducah, Kentucky, Author Britton Vickers of Smithville, and Susan Slay of Tampa, Florida. Four grandchildren and three great grandchildren survive along with a nephew, Barry Ricketts of Watertown. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.