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Clayton W. Perman, 90, went to be with his Lord February 21 ^st , 2019. He passed at the Mobridge Regional Hospital where he received excellent care.

Son of Emma (Vogele) and Albert Perman, he was born Dec. 16, 1928 in rural Lowry. He was raised there on the family farm and started working at the tender age of 5, going to get the cows on horseback. He only knew the German language when he started school in Lowry at 5 years old, which is where he learned to speak English. He attended Java Boarding School and Gettysburg HS. In addition to working on the family farm, he also worked odd jobs after school. He graduated for Gettysburg HS in 1946.

He married Shirley J. Lake Jan. 1951 and was drafted into the US Army in April of 1951. He made the rank of Sgt and received an honorable discharge from the 34 ^th Infantry Regiment, having served in Japan. His time in the army made him a very patriotic man.

After the service, Shirley and Clayton settled on a farm in rural Lowry and spent 42 years there, improving his diversified farm/ranch operation.

As his relationship with God was important to him throughout his life, he was active in the churches he attended.   He was baptized and confirmed at Lowry Pilgrim Congregational Church, and also served there as Sunday School teacher, trustee and deacon.

He also served as President of Walworth County Farm Bureau, on county Ag committees, Secretary and President of the Lowry Farmers Exchange and Director of the SD Farm Bureau of SD for 4 years.

In 1995 he retired from farming and he and Shirley moved to Ft. Pierre to be near their grandchildren. In 1998, Shirley passed away. A year later he married Irene Permann and moved to Mobridge.

Clayton had a great love for his Lord, his family, friends, and County, and enjoyed sharing his God given musical talent with others. He was involved in musical groups wherever he lived. He sang in church choirs, men quartets, duets, barbershop choirs and the Yeldez Shrine Chanters, as well as special productions such as the Spirited 76 and the Cathedral of the Prairie Christmas Concerts.

In later years he served as President of the Mobridge Senior Center and enjoyed fishing and golfing with his friends, and of course singing.

He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley in 1998, and wife Irene in 2004, brother LeRoy Perman in 2004, baby brother Dennis in 1938 and both of his parents.

He is survived by his children: Douglas Clayton (D.C.) Perman of Madison, WI; Sonya (Mario) Liboy of Verona, WI and Sarita (Darrell) Hartmann of Brookings SD; his stepchildren: Bonnie (Robert) Schilling of Mobridge and Kurt (Mikki) Permann of Redfield; Grandchildren: Jarid (Leilany)Hartmann (serving in the US Air Force in LA), and Seth Hartmann of Brookings; and great grandchild Elena (Jarid) Hartmann of LA.

A Prayer Service will be held at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge, March 1 with visitation beginning at 5 pm and the service at 7 pm. Funeral services will be held March 2 at the UCC church in Mobridge at 11:00 a.m with a lunch to follow. A special Memorial Service with Burial will be held in the Spring as he was concerned about people traveling in the Winter. Interment will be in Gettysburg SD.

His last song was "It is Well with My Soul". Well Done good and faithful servant!