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Clarence Edward Locke, 75
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Detroit resident and McMinnville native Clarence Edward Locke, 75, died March 21 at his home.The 10th of 11 children born to Charles Harry and Hattie Mae King Locke, he was born Aug. 20, 1935. He attended and graduated from Bernard High School in McMinnville and later moved to Detroit, Mich., where he worked with the automotive industry at Park Chemical and Heat Bath Company. It was there he raised his family and where he retired after four decades of service.He loved cooking, fishing, gardening, beautiful flowers, a well-manicured lawn and being with family and friends.