Willie Earl Clark

1943 - 2011  (67 years)

• Name	Willie Earl Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	6 May 1943	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jan 2011	San Augustine County, Texas   [2, 4]
  Burial	9 Jan 2011	Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	The Sabine County Reporter January 12, 2011, Page 12 Obituaries Willie Earl Clark Willie Earl Clark, 67, died in the Colonial Pines Nursing Home Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011, in San Augustine after an illness. He was born in Hemphill to Edward and Arzell Smith Clark. He worked as a night watchmane for the Hemphill Independent School District. Clark is survived by sons, Lynn, Richard and Vince Clark, all of Hemphill, and Earl Wayne Clark of Abilene; daughters, Brenda Hargrove of Hemphill and Debbie Kennedy of Farmington, NM; brothers, Glen Dale Clark of Arkansas and Thomas Clark of Hemphill, and sister, Carolyn Clark of Port Arthur; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Sunday, Jan. 9, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel. Burial was in the Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine. Services were under the direction of Starr Funeral Home. Online condolences may be posted at www.starrfuneralhome.com. (Transcribed by Melinda McLemore Strong, January 2011)
  Person ID	I36935	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Edward Lewis Clark,   b. 9 Aug 1920, Clarktown Community, Sabine County, Texas d. 20 Feb 1984, Sabine County, Texas (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Arzell Smith,   b. 20 Feb 1920, Texas d. 23 Nov 1986, Sabine County, Texas (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1939  [3, 5, 6]
  Family ID	F2222	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Linda Kay Retherford,   b. 23 Sep 1945, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana d. 24 Aug 2015, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1959
  Children	1. Living   2. Debbie Sue Clark,   b. 1 Aug 1961, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 1 Jul 2012, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico (Age 50 years)   3. Living   4. Earl Wayne Clark,   b. 13 May 1965, Sabine County, Texas d. 26 Apr 2016, Big Spring, Howard County, Texas (Age 50 years)   5. Living   6. Living
  Family ID	F6052	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 May 1943 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 6 Jan 2011 - San Augustine County, Texas Burial - 9 Jan 2011 - Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

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