Roosevelt Clarke, born Dec. 2, 1939, in Roxie, Miss., and Sophia Clark, born April 2, 1937, in Natchez, Miss., died Friday, July 28, 2006, in their home in Baton Rouge. Roosevelt was employed for more than 15 years at Capitol Steel, and Sophia was a retired school teacher of the Natchez Adams County school system.
Visitation at Curtis Funeral Home, Natchez, on Thursday, Aug. 3, was from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at Beulah Baptist Church, 710 Bee St., Natchez, on Friday from 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Burial in Natchez National Cemetery.
They are survived by three children, Rochell Logan, Sylvia Thomas, and Eric Woodfolk; eight grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Sophia is also survived by three brothers and two sisters.
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SOURCE: Social Security records
Name: Roosevelt Clarke
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1939
Birth Place: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi
Death Date: 28 Jul 2006
Father: (No name listed) [Alphonse Hall]
Mother: Clara Clark
Notes:
Aug 1956: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARK
23 May 1985: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARKE
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Roosevelt and Sophia were murder victims. The murderer took his own life soon after the murders, and his accomplice was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Visitation at Curtis Funeral Home, Natchez, on Thursday, Aug. 3, was from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at Beulah Baptist Church, 710 Bee St., Natchez, on Friday from 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Burial in Natchez National Cemetery.
They are survived by three children, Rochell Logan, Sylvia Thomas, and Eric Woodfolk; eight grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Sophia is also survived by three brothers and two sisters.
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SOURCE: Social Security records
Name: Roosevelt Clarke
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1939
Birth Place: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi
Death Date: 28 Jul 2006
Father: (No name listed) [Alphonse Hall]
Mother: Clara Clark
Notes:
Aug 1956: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARK
23 May 1985: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARKE
_________________________
Roosevelt and Sophia were murder victims. The murderer took his own life soon after the murders, and his accomplice was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Roosevelt Clarke, born Dec. 2, 1939, in Roxie, Miss., and Sophia Clark, born April 2, 1937, in Natchez, Miss., died Friday, July 28, 2006, in their home in Baton Rouge. Roosevelt was employed for more than 15 years at Capitol Steel, and Sophia was a retired school teacher of the Natchez Adams County school system.
Visitation at Curtis Funeral Home, Natchez, on Thursday, Aug. 3, was from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at Beulah Baptist Church, 710 Bee St., Natchez, on Friday from 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Burial in Natchez National Cemetery.
They are survived by three children, Rochell Logan, Sylvia Thomas, and Eric Woodfolk; eight grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Sophia is also survived by three brothers and two sisters.
_________________________
SOURCE: Social Security records
Name: Roosevelt Clarke
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1939
Birth Place: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi
Death Date: 28 Jul 2006
Father: (No name listed) [Alphonse Hall]
Mother: Clara Clark
Notes:
Aug 1956: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARK
23 May 1985: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARKE
_________________________
Roosevelt and Sophia were murder victims. The murderer took his own life soon after the murders, and his accomplice was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Visitation at Curtis Funeral Home, Natchez, on Thursday, Aug. 3, was from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visiting at Beulah Baptist Church, 710 Bee St., Natchez, on Friday from 10 a.m. until service at 11 a.m. Burial in Natchez National Cemetery.
They are survived by three children, Rochell Logan, Sylvia Thomas, and Eric Woodfolk; eight grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Sophia is also survived by three brothers and two sisters.
_________________________
SOURCE: Social Security records
Name: Roosevelt Clarke
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1939
Birth Place: Natchez, Adams, Mississippi
Death Date: 28 Jul 2006
Father: (No name listed) [Alphonse Hall]
Mother: Clara Clark
Notes:
Aug 1956: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARK
23 May 1985: Name listed as ROOSEVELT CLARKE
_________________________
Roosevelt and Sophia were murder victims. The murderer took his own life soon after the murders, and his accomplice was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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