COAL VALLEY, Ill. — George W. Clary, 1SG (Ret.), 73, of Coal Valley, died Dec. 9, 2017, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, Iowa.  Visitation was Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at the Cambridge Chapel of Stackhouse-Moore Funeral & Cremation Services.  Committal services were Wednesday at the Rock Island National Cemetery on Arsenal Island with full military honors. Memorials may be made to the Good Samaritan Society - Services at Home, Bettendorf.

 George William Clary was born June 13, 1944, in McCook, Neb., the son of Charles H. and Martha H. Clamp Clary.  He was educated in McCook schools and attended Black Hawk College in Moline and the El Paso (Texas) Community College.  His marriage to Carole Barnett took place on June 3, 1963, in McCook.  He later married Diane Robinson Rathjen on May 26, 1989, in Moline.  She passed away June 17, 2016.

 He served in the U. S. Army for 22 years, retiring on June 30, 1991.  He was then employed at the Rock Island Arsenal and retired from there on Oct.31, 2015.  George loved bowling, going on cruises, and spending time with his family.

 Those surviving are a stepson, Kent (Carol) Rathjen, a stepdaughter, Kelli (Greg) Whitesides, and grandsons, Damon and Dylan Nimrick, all of Coal Valley.  Other survivors include a brother, Delbert (Lillie) Clary, Englewood, Colo., sisters, Betty Sprenkle, Phoenix, Ariz., Viola McBride, Colorado Springs, Colo., Alice Marks, Culbertson, Neb., and many nieces and nephews.   

His parents, his wife, Diane, a sister, Doris, who died at birth, and a daughter, Kimberly, preceded him in death.

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