Clair Duval April 11, 1924 to May 30 2015

Clair Duval the 5th of 8 children born April 11, 1924 to Earl and Sarah (Hansen) Duval at Bladen, Nebraska.  He departed this life on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at Hastings, Nebraska.

Clair graduated from Bladen High School with the class of 1941.    Clair was united in marriage to Bonnie Mae Lewis on September 17, 1946 at Smith Center, Kansas.  This union was blessed with the birth of two children a son and a daughter.  Clair and Bonnie Mae made their home for seven years in Hamilton County, then moved to their home and raised their family on the farm south of Bladen.

Clair had attended the Bladen United Methodist Church; a volunteer fireman in Bladen; a school board member; had served both on the 4-H council and the Webster County Fair board; had been a long time 4-H leader and was on the Plainview cemetery board.

Clair always enjoyed visiting with his friends, but most cherished being Grandpa and Great Grandpa.

He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Bonnie; brothers: Marian, Kenneth and Earl "Bud"; sisters: Opal Offner, Marjorie Skrdlant; brothers-in-law: Joe Offner, Irvin Skrdlant and Calvin Henne and son-in-law Gaylen Vance.

Survivors include his son James Duval and wife Kathy of Hastings, Nebraska; daughter Shirley Ewing and husband Jeff of Bladen, Nebraska; sisters: Bonnie Lovejoy and husband Kenneth of Red Cloud; Hazel Henne of Bridgeport, Nebraska; sister-in-law Pearl Duval of Holdredge, Nebraska; grandchildren: Chad and Sherrie Duval; Amy and Cliff Carlson; Brian and Mary Vance; Jay and Ella Vance; step grandchildren: Ben and Kathy Ewing, Katie and Scott Hoyt, Hallie and Phillip Hamilton, and Alex, Laura, Annie Peterson.; great grandchildren: Bailey, Anna, Brett and Adam Vance; Ethan and Lilly Vance; Kelty, Jack, Will and Josh Duval, Heath and Hannah Carlson and a step great grandchildren: Angelaura Ewing, Azlynn, Hannah, Tauren Woodward, and Seamus Hoyt. ; other relatives and his many friends.

Funeral services will be held Friday 10:30 a.m., June 5, 2015 at the Bladen United Methodist Church with Pastor Dan Albers officiating.  Interment will be at the Plainview Cemetery, Bladen, Nebraska.

Visitation will be held Thursday and Friday, 8:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. at the Williams Funeral Home in Red Cloud.

Williams Funeral Home
241 West 4th Avenue
Red Cloud, Nebraska  68970
402-746-2500