Clarence Carlton

Bodenmann

Clarence Carlton Bodenmann, a resident of Wilmer, Alabama, passed away November 8, 2026, at Palm Gardens Health and Rehabilitation. He is preceded in death by his parents, Clarence Sherrard Bodenmann and Susan Gladys Carlton Bodenmann, and his wife, Amilean Waite Bodenmann.

He is survived by sons John (Laura) Bodenmann and George (Kelly) Bodenmann; five grandchildren, Morgan (Joseph) Phillips, Brett (Cayla) Sheffield, Madisson (Matt) Wacker, James Bodenmann, and Elizabeth Bodenmann; and five great-grandchildren, Isaiah Phillips, Hanna-Kate Phillips, Camdyn Sheffield, Carter Wacker, and Carson Wacker, with one more coming January 2027. He is also survived by his younger sister Joan Whitsett.

Clarence was born in Mobile, Alabama, and graduated from Meridian High School in Mississippi on January 31, 1956. After achieving a perfect score on the naval entrance exam, he served four years in the United States Navy, including service aboard the minesweeper USS Bulwark (MSO-425). He later worked for 28 years in the maintenance department of the University of South Alabama Medical Center. In retirement he enjoyed playing computer chess, watching Westerns, discussing numbers and calculation, and talking on the phone with his sister Joan and cousins Arlette Weiss and Sue Swinson.

A graveside service will be held at Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery November 12, 2026, at 10 a.m.