Howard Cecil Clement was born in Davie County on June 27, 1942, to the late Ollie Clement and Cora Griffin Clement. As an adult, he moved from Davie County and was a resident of Linwood, NC. He enjoyed watching basketball and baseball on television. Being a jokester, he loved to tell jokes. Cecil gave his nieces and nephews nicknames, which he would call them by their nicknames as he shared tall tales when they were young. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Mary Lee Scott and Nellie Barker; one niece, Delores Barker; one nephew, Eddie Scott. He departed this life on Sunday, March 26, 2017, at Hinkle Hospice House in Lexington, NC. He leaves to cherish his memories, one brother, Willie Grey (Betty) Clement of Mocksville; nephews and nieces, Lester (Rose) Scott of Beaufort, S.C., Jimmy (Anissa) Scott of Advance, Larry Scott of Winston-Salem, Mark (Michelle) Scott of Mocksville, Shelby Jean Wilson of Winston-Salem, Marion (Mandzill) Dobson of Winston-Salem, Pastor Rodney (Selenea) Barker of Mocksville, Jeffery (Dorothy) Barker of Advance, Bernard Clement of Mocksville, Vincent Clement of Salisbury, and Heather (Eric) McMurray of Mocksville; a host of great nieces and nephews, cousins, and friends. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Howard Cecil Clement please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Fairfield Baptist Church Cemetery NC, Visitation MAR 30. 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM (EDT) Graham Funeral Home 635 Wilkesboro St.Mocksville, NC, 27028 Service MAR 30. 1:30 PM (EDT) Graham Funeral Home 635 Wilkesboro St.Mocksville, NC, 27028