Clarence Edwin Flynn

Born in Greene County, Indiana, on May 22, 1886, he studied at DePauw University, earning an A.B. in 1911 and later a Doctor of Divinity in 1924. Reference works on Indiana authors describe him as a Methodist Episcopal minister as well as a writer, and note that he married Mayme King in 1911 and had a daughter, Nancy Caroline.

His writing ranged widely. Catalog and bibliographic sources connect him with church history and religious nonfiction, including The Educational-Jubilee and The Indianapolis Area of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1924–1928. Project Gutenberg listings for his poetry describe a body of work concerned with faith, home, nature, childhood, teaching, and the moral weight of war, often in a direct and reflective style.

Clarence Edwin Flynn died on July 30, 1970. Although detailed biographical material appears to be limited online, the surviving record shows a writer whose literary work grew out of a life in ministry, education, and public speaking.