Loretta Clarene Clark

1941 - 2024  (82 years)

• Name	Loretta Clarene Clark  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	29 May 1941	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	12 Jan 2024	Texas
  Burial	17 Jan 2024	Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas
  Notes	Larry Crocker indicated he used the date of birth on the Texas Birth Index. On this index, she is listed as "Larita Clarine Clark," born 29 May 1941 in Sabine County to Odesser Clark and Hazie Boone. In his book, John W. Clark lists her as "Clarene Lareta," has an earlier birthdate, that of May 29, 1938. John W. Clark also shows that she married, in 1958, Sam ELLIS. In her mother's obituary she is listed as "Charlene Ellis of Shreveport, Louisiana." OBITUARY Loretta Clarene Ellis, 82, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Friday, January 12, 2024. She was born May 29, 1941 in Hemphill, Texas to O.A. "Babe" Clark and Hazel Boone Clark. She attended Hemphill High School and she went on to have a long and successful management career with Conagra Foods. She moved back to Hemphill following her retirement in 2003. She enjoyed playing dominoes, poker and always loved a trip to the casino. She is survived by her daughter, Pam Click of League City; son, Andy Ellis of Houston; grandchildren, Heather Perimon, Shonda Mason, Ariel Ellis, Austin Ellis, Christine Parker and Marc Keppner; great-grandsons, Walker Keppner and Kasey Keppner; Angela Ellis; her "best friend" Michael Perimon, and her beloved fur babies, Lexie, Maddie and Bella. She is preceded in death by her parents, O.A. Clark and Hazel Boone Clark. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Star Funeral Home Chapel, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas. Funeral services will begin at 2;00 p.m., Wednesday, January 17, 2024 at Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Floyd Wright officiating. Burial will follow with services at Harper Chapel Cemetery with Andy Ellis, Austin Ellis, Marc Keppner, Michael Perimon, Glenn Harper and John Merchant serving as pallbearers. Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com. Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, January 17, 2024, Page 4
  Person ID	I28360	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Odessa Andrew "Babe" Clark,   b. 27 Jan 1917, Bellwood, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana d. 23 Oct 1990, Sabine County, Texas (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Hazel Boone,   b. 23 Sep 1920, Negreet, Sabine Parish, Louisiana d. 23 Nov 2003, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1940	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas   [1, 4]
  Family ID	F9198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 29 May 1941 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Death - 12 Jan 2024 - Texas Burial - 17 Jan 2024 - Harpers Chapel Cemetery, Sabinetown, Sabine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S563] Crocker, Larry--Family Researcher (larry@larrycrocker.com). [S336] The Sabine County Reporter, P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas (Published Weekly), (Founded in 1883, The Sabine County Reporter (USPS 474-660) is published once a week on Wednesday. The Reporter is Published by Sabine County Reporter, Inc. Postmaster: Send change of address to P.O. Box 700, Hemphill, Texas 75948-0700. The Sabine County Reporter and The Rambler merged March 1, 1988. Member National Newspaper Association and Texas Press Association.), November 26, 2003, Page 11, obituary of Hazel Clark (Reliability: 3). [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.). [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 24 (Reliability: 3).