Clarence Douglas “C.D.” Strother Jr. (1946 – 2023)

Clarence Douglas “C.D.” Strother Jr., 77, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Martinsburg, West Virginia.

A memorial service will be held at a later date at 2785 Harmony Hollow Road, Front Royal.

Mr. Strother was born in Front Royal on January 5, 1946, to the late Clarence Sr. and Lucy Elkins Strother.  He was a graduate of John S. Mosby Academy in 1964, then went on to play football for Virginia Tech, where he attended classes until he was drafted.  He served in the Vietnam War as an Army Medic from 1966 to 1968.  Upon returning home, he worked many carpentry jobs and as a foreman in the District of Columbia.

Survivors include his adopted family, Elizabeth Vaughan, Gary Duane “Dewey” Vaughan, James A.S. Vaughan, Reno Vaughan, and numerous cousins.