Claren Lee Hosselton, age 78, of Clay City, IL, passed away on Thursday, December 9th, 2021, at his farm in Clay City, IL. Claren was the son of (Leon) Cletis Hosselton and Wilma Fern (Pierce) Hosselton born on January 9th, 1943, in Clay City, IL. He attended grade school at the Wells School on the Clay/Wayne County Line 2 miles east of Big Four Road. He graduated from Clay City High School where he held the hurdles record for numerous years. Claren attended Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he earned his bachelor's degree in Agricultural Science. He continued his education earning his master's degree from the University of Illinois, with a specialty certificate in agriculture and education. Claren became the agriculture teacher at Kinmundy High School in, Kinmundy, IL, (South Central High School) in 1967, later becoming the Superintendant. In 1977, Claren returned home to work on the family farm with his father and brother, Larry, and where he worked until the da
79-year-old Claren Lee Hosselton of Clay City died Thursday in a grain bin accident in northern Wayne County. Coroner Carrie Dagg said responders were dispatched to the scene and Hosselton was pronounced dead upon extrication shortly after 2:30 p.m. Thursday. An autopsy has been scheduled to assist in determining the cause of death, and complete results are expected to take several weeks. The Wayne County Coroner, Wayne County Sheriff's Office, North Wayne Ambulance Service, Clay City Fire Protection District and Flora Rescue responded to the scene. Severe weather moved through southern Illinois and the Ohio Valley region late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Wayne County was spared the worst of the weather, however the entire region was under thunderstorm warnings for a time late Friday night and early Saturday morning. The worst damage was reported in the Edwardsville, IL area where an Amazon warehouse partially collapsed, trapping people inside. The reported longest-tra