[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 4374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               IN RECOGNITION OF JAMES AND VELMA CLEMENTS

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                            HON. MIKE ROGERS

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, March 12, 2004

  Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to a 
very special occasion: the 75th wedding anniversary of James and Velma 
Clements. This event will take place on March 30, 2004, but the 
Clements family is celebrating the event on March 20, 2004.
  James Allen Clements was born in 1906 in Oneota, Alabama. He served 
in the Navy during World War II and worked at Fort McClellan, Alabama, 
as a carpenter. Velma Harris Clements was born on March 27, 1910, in 
Cleburne County, Alabama, and worked at the Linen Thread Company in 
Blue Mountain, Alabama. Mr. and Mrs. Clements were married on March 30, 
1929. They have three daughters and sons-in-law, 11 grandchildren, 23 
great grandchildren, and three great great grandchildren.
  James and Velma Clements joined Edgewood C.M. Church of Anniston, 
Alabama, on July 10, 1934. On March 20, 2004, a reception will be held 
there in honor of their 75th wedding anniversary. I salute this lovely 
couple on the 75th year of their life together and join their family in 
honoring them on this special occasion.

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