William Latham Clymer

CLYMER, William Latham, "Bill" of Beavercreek formerly of Oakwood, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2009 at Heartland of Beavercreek following a long battle with diabetes. He was 67. Bill was born on June 9, 1941, in Elyria, Ohio. He attended Oakwood High School and graduated from Fairmont High School in 1959. Bill was a 1965 graduate of The Ohio State University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity and played football his freshman year for Coach Woody Hayes. Following graduation, he joined the Navy and attended the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, Georgia, where he met his future wife Betsy, a student at the University of Georgia. After serving as a Lieutenant with the Navy in Vietnam, Bill returned to the Dayton area and worked for years as a manufacturers' representative for industrial equipment. He was a dedicated supporter of educational and cultural opportunities for students around the world. Through a variety of student exchange programs, he and his family hosted over 25 students from more than 20 different countries. He served as the Youth Exchange Director for Oakwood Sister Cities Association and the Youth Service Director for international student exchange for the Rotary Club of Oakwood, of which he was a charter member. Bill was also active in youth programs at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, where he was a youth group leader and Sunday School teacher. Along with his wife Betsy, he was a member of Country Club of the North in Beavercreek. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, Roy and Myrtle Clymer. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Elizabeth (Betsy) Clymer, who donated her kidney to Bill in 2000. He is also survived by his two daughters, Ashley Clymer Bashore and her husband Todd Bashore (Plainsboro, NJ), and Elizabeth Clymer Jones and her husband Dominic Jones (London, England); and three grandchildren, Catherine Bashore, William Bashore, and Avelyn Jones. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, March 31 at 11 a.m. at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Oakwood. The family will receive friends from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Monday, March 30 at the Routsong Funeral Home, 2100 E. Stroop Rd., Kettering. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the St. Paul's Episcopal Church Memorial Fund, 33 W. Dixon Ave., Oakwood, OH 45419, Rotary International Foundation, One Rotary Center, 1560 Sherman Ave. Evanston, IL 60201 or to a charity of your choice. Condolences and other remembrances may be sent to the family at www.routsong.com.

Funeral Home:
Kettering Routsong Funeral Home
2100 E. Stroop Rd.
Kettering, OH
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