Fortner, Clem Howard (Foots) Jr.

1917 - 2008  (90 years)

• Name	Fortner, Clem Howard (Foots)
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	9 Aug 1917	Campbell County, Kentucky, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Mar 2008	McDonough, Henry County, Georgia, United Sattes of America
  Buried	Cremated
  Person ID	I5026	Coursey-Sansing Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Fortner, Clem Howard Sr.,   b. 4 Sep 1888, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA ,   d. 22 May 1960, Grady Hospital - Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Akins, Fannie Savannah,   b. 14 Feb 1892, Georgia, USA ,   d. 31 Aug 1960  (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F2176	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby R
  Children	1. Fortner, Judy Carole   2. Fortner
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2020
  Family ID	F2177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Obituary   Clem H. Fortner's spent 26 years as an Atlanta police officer, another 20 as an investigator for the public defender's office, and a lifetime entertaining with magic shows, ventriloquist acts and mentalism, or making predictions. Mr. Fortner, an imposing 6 feet 5 inches tall wearing a size 14 shoe, was known in the law enforcement and magic worlds as "Foots" and performed as "Fortner the Merry Magician." He nurtured the careers of two famous performers, ventriloquist Mark Merchant of Snellville and magician David Ginn of Loganville. The memorial service for Mr. Fortner, 90, of McDonough, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Episcopal Church. He died of pulmonary complications March 14. The body was cremated. Cremation Society of the South is in charge of arrangements. From the 1930s, Mr. Fortner developed about 200 moves and added ventriloquism to the act he performed at social events, at school safety shows, in front of church and Scout groups, and even at Atlanta's old 81 Theater on Decatur Street. Survivors other than his son include a daughter, Judy Carole Stone of McDonough; four grandchildren; and a great-grandson.