Aubrey “Jake” Clevenger of Grassy Knob in Eureka Springs, Ark., for 15 years, passed away from cardiac failure Thursday, April 21, 2016.
Jake was born November 24, 1933, in Stephens City, Va. In 1955 he met and married his first wife of 20 years, Elaine Cherny and started a family.
Jake served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years, which included both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He retired as a First Lieutenant in 1973. After his retirement, he worked as a maintenance mechanic.
He enjoyed riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle and working in his beautiful garden.
Jake is survived by his ex-wife and current partner of over 40 years, Elaine Clevenger Rubin; daughter Deborah Lee Clevenger and her partner, Donna Fisher; two sons, Jeffrey Lee Clevenger and his wife, Meredith, and Thomas Benjamin Clevenger and his wife, Denise. Jake leaves behind a legacy of five grandchildren, six great grandsons and one great-granddaughter. Jake was preceded in death by his parents, second wife, Elizabeth, sisters Imogene and Rosemary and grandson, Steven Clevenger.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, May 1 at the Grassy Knob Community Center in Eureka Springs. Jake’s atonement will be at a future date at the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Family requests in lieu of flowers to please make a donation to the Good Shepherd Humane Society in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.