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Submitted: 2/4/12 • Approved: 6/18/18 • Last Updated: 6/21/18 • R644672-G186518-S3
Lavelle 06 Dec 1918 - 22 Jul 2003 obituary
Frances 27 Sep 1923 - 02 Feb 2012 obituary
Marriage: 29 Feb 1948 Pocahontas, Randolph County, Arkansas
Sherman Lavelle Clark the son of Luther Sherman Clark and Aurora C. (Corbett) Clark. Frances Marvine (McCarroll) Clark the daughter of Robert Franklin McCarroll and Johnnie Ivie (Ward) McCarroll Alveraz
Clark
PORTIA -- Sherman Lavelle Clark, 84, of Portia died Tuesday, July 22, at his home.
Born at Black Rock, he was a retired bookkeeper for Clark Construction, a former mayor and alderman at Portia and was a member of Black Rock Masonic Lodge No. 476.
Survivors include his wife, Francis Clark of the home; and one daughter, Barbara Clark of the home; three brothers, Ralph Clark and Leroy Clark, both of Walnut Ridge and Victor Clark of Portia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther S. and Aurora Corbert Clark; and three brothers.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. at the Church of Christ in Portia. A Masonic service and burial will follow at Hope Cemetery in Imboden, under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge.
Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Obituary provided through archives of The Jonesboro Sun Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas published 24 Jul 2003.
And that of his wife,
Frances Clark
PORTIA - Frances M. Clark, 88, of Portia died Thursday evening, Feb. 2, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born Sep. 27, 1923, in Black Rock to the late Frank McCarroll and Johnnie Ward McCarroll Alvarez. She married S. Lavelle Clark in Pocahontas on Feb. 29, 1948. She was a homemaker and member of the Portia Church of Christ.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillian Weir and Willie McBride.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Clark of Portia; and sister, Flossie Wilson of Malvern; two brothers-in-law and one sister-in-law, Vic and Patsy Clark of Portia and Ralph Clark of Walnut Ridge. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive her.
The service will be in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. today with Robert Davis and Darrell Douglas officiating. Burial will follow in the Hope Cemetery at Imboden.
Honored to serve her as pallbearers are Jim Penn, C.L. Clark, Robert Shelton, Phillip Clark, Merle Mitchell and Vic Clark Jr.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge.
Online registry: www.higginbothamfuneralservice.com
Obituary provided courtesy of The Jonesboro Sun archive Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, posted 05 Feb 2012
Frances Clark
PORTIA - Frances M. Clark, 88, of Portia died Thursday evening, Feb. 2, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born Sep. 27, 1923, in Black Rock to the late Frank McCarroll and Johnnie Ward McCarroll Alvarez. She married S. Lavelle Clark in Pocahontas on Feb. 29, 1948. She was a homemaker and member of the Portia Church of Christ.
In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Lillian Weir and Willie McBride.
She is survived by her daughter, Barbara Clark of Portia; and sister, Flossie Wilson of Malvern. Nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends also survive her.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 this evening at Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge.
The service will be in the funeral home chapel at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Robert Davis and Darrell Douglas officiating. Burial will follow in the Hope Cemetery at Imboden.
Honored to serve her as pallbearers are Jim Penn, C.L. Clark, Robert Shelton, Phillip Clark, Merle Mitchell and Vic Clark Jr.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Higginbotham Funeral Service of Walnut Ridge.
Online registry: www.higgin bothamfuneralservice.com
Obituary provided courtesy of The Jonesboro Sun archive Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, posted 04 Feb 2012.
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