James Brown Clements, 85 SEAFORD - James B. Clements, 85, of Seaford, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 9, 2010, in the Health Center of the Methodist Manor House. He was born on Nov. 20, 1924, in Crumpton, Md., the son of the late David Alday Clements, Sr. and L. Virginia Clements. He moved to Milford at an early age, graduating from Milford High School as Salutatorian in 1942 at age 17. He entered the University of Delaware in September 1942 and in April 1943 entered the armed forces. He served for the next three years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps in the Philippines, where he specialized in telephone and communications installation and repair. Mr. Clements returned to the University of Delaware in 1947 and graduated in 1949 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. He was a member of Sigma Nu Fraternity, serving as Vice President of the Interfraternity Council. He was also a member of Tau Beta Pi (honorary fraternity). Upon graduation he worked as a safety engineer for Proctor & Gamble in Baltimore, Md. from 1949 – 1954. Mr. Clements worked as a salesman for Bird & Son, Inc. in Dover, from 1954 until 1963, when he started a successful real estate career with a partner in Sudlersville, Md. Stafford & Clements, Inc. specialized in the sale of farms and residential properties. He retired from real estate in 1989. In 1953 he met and married the love of his life, Marjorie Anne McKnight, of Cambridge, Md. Together they raised five children in Sudlersville, where he instilled in them a love of barbershop music. His loves were fishing, coin collecting, playing golf, and spending time with his family, but most importantly he loved to sing. Jim Clements loved barbershop music, from his early years when he started a quartet in high school, to when he created the 4C's barbershop quartet with his children. He was a member of the Bayside Chorus in Centreville, Md., and later with the First State Harmonizers in Milford. Mr. Clements was an active member of the Sudlersville Lions Club where he served as President, and in 2001 was honored by the Lions Club International Foundation with the Melvin Jones Fellow award, the highest award a member Lion can receive for dedicated humanitarian services. He was also an active member of the Sudlersville United Methodist Church for over 30 years, serving as both the youth and adult choir director. He also served on the building and finance committees. Mr. Clements retired to Seaford, in 1996 with his wife, where he entered the Methodist Manor House. There he became active again, serving as a director for the PUMH Foundation. He and his wife are also members of Mt. Olivet United Methodist Church in Seaford. Mr. Clements is survived by his wife of 56 years, Marjorie McKnight Clements of Seaford; two daughters, Ruth Anne Clements Rosen and her husband Alan of Jerusalem, Israel, and Elizabeth Clements of Dover; three sons:, David Alday Clements, II and his wife Evan Richardson of Asheville, N.C., Robert McKnight Clements and his wife Joanne of Tampa, Fla., and James William Clements and his wife Stacy of Swarthmore, Pa.; and 13 grandchildren: Shoshana Leah Rosen, Tzvia Rosen, Noam Dov Rosen, Rina Rosen, Wesley Clements, Lila Richardson, Robert Clements II, Jonathan Clements; Savana Clements, Logan Clements, Hart Clements, Luke Clements, Hunter Clements. He is also survived by three sisters, Margaret Ann Jones of Milford, Ruth Lingo of Millsboro, and Ethel Mayhew of Bear. He was predeceased by three brothers, David A. Clements Jr., Charles M. Clements, and William B. Clements; and one sister, Katherine Clements Williams. A "musical" celebration of Jim's life will be 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 17, in the Fellowship Hall at the Methodist Manor House. Friends may call on the family from 1 p.m. A private interment will be held in Chestertown, Md. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Benevolence Fund, Methodist Manor House, 1001 Middleford Road, Seaford, DE 19973.