Published in Arizona Daily Star (January 3, 2016):
James A. "Jim" Clark died peacefully at his Murphy, TX, home on December 23, 2015.
He was born in Vesta, NE, on January 20, 1933, to David and Nellie Clark.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Clark; and son, Thomas Clark.
He is survived by daughters, Susan Clark of Tucson, AZ, and Catherine (Derek) Miller of Murphy; grandchildren, Sara and Alan Miller of Murphy; sisters, Shirley (Lloyd) Evans of Tecumseh, NE, Barbara Wheeler of Gothenburg, NE, Marian Farber of Mission Viejo, CA, and Joyce (Robert) Smidt of Appleton, WI; and brother, Richard (Kay) Clark of Denair, CA.
Jim grew up in Vesta and attended Peru State College before being drafted into the US Army to serve in the Korean War.
After returning from Korea, he married Marjorie Dunker in 1957.
Jim worked for the Singer Corporation and lived in Omaha, NE; Rochester, NY; Rock Island, IL; and Pleasanton, CA.
In 1978 he started a manufacturing company concentrating in specialty inks, coatings, and drive rollers called "Polypore." Jim sold the business in 2007 and entered retirement.
In 2010 Jim moved from Tucson to Murphy to live with daughter Catherine and her family.
Jim was a master mason in Inspiration Lodge #109 of New York and a member of Sabbar Shrine Temple and the Council of Jesters, both in Tucson. He also belonged to American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in both Tucson and Plano, TX.
A memorial service will take place on Memorial Day weekend 2016 in Vesta.
James A. "Jim" Clark died peacefully at his Murphy, TX, home on December 23, 2015.
He was born in Vesta, NE, on January 20, 1933, to David and Nellie Clark.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Clark; and son, Thomas Clark.
He is survived by daughters, Susan Clark of Tucson, AZ, and Catherine (Derek) Miller of Murphy; grandchildren, Sara and Alan Miller of Murphy; sisters, Shirley (Lloyd) Evans of Tecumseh, NE, Barbara Wheeler of Gothenburg, NE, Marian Farber of Mission Viejo, CA, and Joyce (Robert) Smidt of Appleton, WI; and brother, Richard (Kay) Clark of Denair, CA.
Jim grew up in Vesta and attended Peru State College before being drafted into the US Army to serve in the Korean War.
After returning from Korea, he married Marjorie Dunker in 1957.
Jim worked for the Singer Corporation and lived in Omaha, NE; Rochester, NY; Rock Island, IL; and Pleasanton, CA.
In 1978 he started a manufacturing company concentrating in specialty inks, coatings, and drive rollers called "Polypore." Jim sold the business in 2007 and entered retirement.
In 2010 Jim moved from Tucson to Murphy to live with daughter Catherine and her family.
Jim was a master mason in Inspiration Lodge #109 of New York and a member of Sabbar Shrine Temple and the Council of Jesters, both in Tucson. He also belonged to American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in both Tucson and Plano, TX.
A memorial service will take place on Memorial Day weekend 2016 in Vesta.
Published in Arizona Daily Star (January 3, 2016):
James A. "Jim" Clark died peacefully at his Murphy, TX, home on December 23, 2015.
He was born in Vesta, NE, on January 20, 1933, to David and Nellie Clark.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Clark; and son, Thomas Clark.
He is survived by daughters, Susan Clark of Tucson, AZ, and Catherine (Derek) Miller of Murphy; grandchildren, Sara and Alan Miller of Murphy; sisters, Shirley (Lloyd) Evans of Tecumseh, NE, Barbara Wheeler of Gothenburg, NE, Marian Farber of Mission Viejo, CA, and Joyce (Robert) Smidt of Appleton, WI; and brother, Richard (Kay) Clark of Denair, CA.
Jim grew up in Vesta and attended Peru State College before being drafted into the US Army to serve in the Korean War.
After returning from Korea, he married Marjorie Dunker in 1957.
Jim worked for the Singer Corporation and lived in Omaha, NE; Rochester, NY; Rock Island, IL; and Pleasanton, CA.
In 1978 he started a manufacturing company concentrating in specialty inks, coatings, and drive rollers called "Polypore." Jim sold the business in 2007 and entered retirement.
In 2010 Jim moved from Tucson to Murphy to live with daughter Catherine and her family.
Jim was a master mason in Inspiration Lodge #109 of New York and a member of Sabbar Shrine Temple and the Council of Jesters, both in Tucson. He also belonged to American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in both Tucson and Plano, TX.
A memorial service will take place on Memorial Day weekend 2016 in Vesta.
James A. "Jim" Clark died peacefully at his Murphy, TX, home on December 23, 2015.
He was born in Vesta, NE, on January 20, 1933, to David and Nellie Clark.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Clark; and son, Thomas Clark.
He is survived by daughters, Susan Clark of Tucson, AZ, and Catherine (Derek) Miller of Murphy; grandchildren, Sara and Alan Miller of Murphy; sisters, Shirley (Lloyd) Evans of Tecumseh, NE, Barbara Wheeler of Gothenburg, NE, Marian Farber of Mission Viejo, CA, and Joyce (Robert) Smidt of Appleton, WI; and brother, Richard (Kay) Clark of Denair, CA.
Jim grew up in Vesta and attended Peru State College before being drafted into the US Army to serve in the Korean War.
After returning from Korea, he married Marjorie Dunker in 1957.
Jim worked for the Singer Corporation and lived in Omaha, NE; Rochester, NY; Rock Island, IL; and Pleasanton, CA.
In 1978 he started a manufacturing company concentrating in specialty inks, coatings, and drive rollers called "Polypore." Jim sold the business in 2007 and entered retirement.
In 2010 Jim moved from Tucson to Murphy to live with daughter Catherine and her family.
Jim was a master mason in Inspiration Lodge #109 of New York and a member of Sabbar Shrine Temple and the Council of Jesters, both in Tucson. He also belonged to American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts in both Tucson and Plano, TX.
A memorial service will take place on Memorial Day weekend 2016 in Vesta.
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