JOSEPH H. CLAPPER JR.

Joseph H. Clapper Jr., 93, of Hopewell, passed away Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, at Pennknoll Village in Everett.

He was born May 14, 1927, in Hopewell Township, son of the late Joseph H. Sr. and Bertha (Creps) Clapper. On May 5, 1950, in Winchester, Va., he was united in marriage to Dolores Batzel.

Joseph was a Class of 1945 graduate of the Robert P. Smith School and completed coursework in Agricultural Science at Penn State University.

He was a member and past deacon of the Yellow Creek Church of the Brethren and a lifetime farmer.

Joseph was a former Bedford County commissioner and involved wit...