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William Leonard Clarke

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William Leonard Clarke Veteran

Birth
Hoopeston, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Death
18 Jul 1991 (aged 73)
Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.49026, Longitude: -88.9279623
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William L. Clarke, 73, of Decatur died 11:24 p.m. Thursday (July 18, 1991) in Danville Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Mr. Clarke was born in Hoopeston on March 23, 1918, son of William J. and FloraBelle Bybee Clarke.

He was a former owner of Chicken Louie, Decatur. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans Club and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He married Lois Crete Simmons in 1941. She died in 1958.
He married Shirley Eloise Renfrow in 1959. She died in 1982.

Surviving are his daughter, Carolyn Jackson of Fox Lake; stepdaughter, Kathy of California; and a sister, Jewel Hall of Indiana.

One brother and five sisters preceded him in death.

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Monday, July 22, 1991
William L. Clarke, 73, of Decatur died 11:24 p.m. Thursday (July 18, 1991) in Danville Veterans Administration Medical Center.

Mr. Clarke was born in Hoopeston on March 23, 1918, son of William J. and FloraBelle Bybee Clarke.

He was a former owner of Chicken Louie, Decatur. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans Club and a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

He married Lois Crete Simmons in 1941. She died in 1958.
He married Shirley Eloise Renfrow in 1959. She died in 1982.

Surviving are his daughter, Carolyn Jackson of Fox Lake; stepdaughter, Kathy of California; and a sister, Jewel Hall of Indiana.

One brother and five sisters preceded him in death.

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - Monday, July 22, 1991

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SGT US ARMY
WORLD WAR II



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  • Created by: RWCNAC
  • Added: Apr 24, 2006
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14061838/william_leonard-clarke: accessed ), memorial page for William Leonard Clarke (23 Mar 1918–18 Jul 1991), Find a Grave Memorial ID 14061838, citing East Lawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by RWCNAC (contributor 46739623).