CLARENCE E. DROGE

MOUNDS, Ill. -- Clarence E. Droge, 75, of Marion, Ill., formerly of Mounds, died Saturday, Sept. 30, 1995, at Marion Memorial Hospital.

He was born in Pulaski County, Ill., March 12, 1920, son of Edwin C. and Addie Lee Farley Droge.

He was a produce broker in Villa Ridge and Anna and was owner of the Catch All Lure Co. in Marion before his retirement. He was former Democratic Party chairman of Pulaski County and was a member of First Baptist Church in Mounds.

He is survived by his wife, Fay Droge, of Marion; three sons, Rodney Lee Droge and Gerald Lynn Droge, both of Anna, and Dale Allen Droge of Mounds; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother, a son and a grandson, Robbie L. Droge.

Friends may call after 5 p.m. Monday at the Barkett Funeral Home in Mounds.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Verlee Eaker officiating. Interment will be in Green Lawn Memorial Gardens at Villa Ridge.