Clarence Ray Towery

December 21, 1942 - March 8, 2020

Clarence Ray Towery, age 77, of Hughes, died Sunday, March 8, 2020, at the Baptist Desoto Hospital in Southaven, Mississippi. Mr. Towery was born December 21, 1942, in Hughes, Arkansas, and was the son of Clarence Loranze Towery and Odell Gardner Towery. He lived in Hughes most of his life, was a farmer, and a Baptist. Mr. Towery is survived by his daughter, Donna Chamness of Hughes, three sons; Paul Towery of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Justin Towery of Grenada, Mississippi, and Kevin Towery of Wynne, three brothers; James Towery, Roy Towery, and Ricky Towery, all of Mississippi, six sisters; Ruby Staggs of Arkansas, Jessie Brown of Missouri, Clara Fraze, Jeanette Murphy, Brenda Fortune, and Sandra Lyons, all of Mississippi, ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Robert Towery. Services for Mr. Towery will be held at Stevens Funeral Home Chapel, 12:00 noon, Friday. Visitation will be Friday, beginning 11:00 A.M., until the time of the service. Burial will be in Crittenden Memorial Park Cemetery, 2:00 P.M., Friday. Stevens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105. You may log on to stevensfuneralhome.net for the online registry.