Former Congressman Clem McSpadden, 82, dies
Clem McSpadden of Chelsea, a man whose distinct western voice was known from the marble floors of the state Capitol to the dirt rodeo arenas across America , died Monday night at age 82 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a lengthy battle with cancer.
McSpadden, the grandnephew of Will Rogers , was born Nov. 9, 1925, in Bushyhead to Herb and Madalyn McSpadden .
He was only 2 years old whe...
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