Marcia Anne Clemence

It is with great sadness that the family of Marcia Anne Morris Clemence announces that she passed away Saturday, February 16, 2019. Born April 18, 1957 in San Francisco, California to Dr. William Morris and Pamela, Marcia grew up in Marin County and attended Katherine Branson School in Ross. An exceptional student, she graduated with advanced placement in Biology and was accepted to the University of California, Berkeley. Wanting to be closer to her brother Jeff, Marcia applied to the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon and was accepted, graduating with a B.A. in the Romance Languages French and Spanish. In 1982, Marcia met Kent Clemence and both fell in love with each other at first sight. In November 1984, they were married in a little whaling chapel on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Marcia and Kent bought their first home in Stockton, California and as Kent began his career in sales for a manufacturer of corrugated packaging, Container Corporation of America, Marcia began taking her science prerequisites for the School Of Nursing, aspiring to be a Registered Nurse (R.N.). In 1989, when Kent accepted the position of Sales Manager with Harvest Sales Company, Harvest Container Company, Inc., Lindsay, California, Marcia applied to the College of the Sequoias School of Nursing and was accepted for the 1990-1992 Nursing Class. In 1992, Marcia finished tied for number one academically of her class and was named Salutatorian of their graduating class. Upon graduation, Marcia went to work at Kaweah Delta Hospital as Registered Nurse and was trained in Medical/Surgical nursing and Oncological nursing. She was a practicing registered nurse until she retired in 2006 at French Hospital, San Luis Obispo. Marcia was a lover of her animals and her animals adored her: two Lhasa Apsos Sparky and Cocoa; a mini dachshund, Oscar; and a Pomeranian, Billie; and two tabby cats Kitty and Charlie. Marcia had scores of blue jays and finches and crows and hummingbirds that she attended to at our homes in Visalia, San Luis Obispo; and Pine Mountain Club. Marcia is preceded in death by her parents William and Pamela. She is survived by her husband, Kent; her sister Deborah, her husband Bob and their two children, Matthew and Leah; her brothers Will and Jeff and his two children, Trisha and Neil. Visitation will be on Saturday afternoon at 4:30-6:30 PM at Salser and Dillard Funeral Chapel, Visalia, CA. Donations in lieu of flowers can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital.

Marcia Anne Clemence

April 18, 1957 - February 16, 2019