John "J.C." Carter Clark Jr.of Boy died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Decatur.
Born Nov. 29, 1919, in Rosston, Ark., to John and Jewell Clark, he was a decorated veteran of World War II.
Clark went to school in Arkansas until the sixth grade, when he was put to work in the cotton fields to help his dad. At 16, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he trained in Tempe, Ariz. In 1942, he attempted to join the Army but was told that he didn't weigh enough to join. So he went to the store and bought bananas and ate enough to pass the weigh-in.
After training in Texas, he was stationed in Fort Dix, N.J., and deployed to Europe. He landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day. After fighting his way through to Metz, France, he was wounded and received a Bronze Arrowhead and a Purple Heart. He was hospitalized for 15 months in California.
He returned to his parent's home in Texarkana, and met his wife, Betty L. Thomas in January 1945. They were married in May of 1946.
Clark went to work for RRAD in 1946 and retired after 27 years. He then moved to North Central Texas where he lived until his death.
He was a former Scout Master of Troop 23.
He was preceded in death by siblings, R.L. Clark, Murrah Clark, and Jewell V. Reed; and a son, Jerry Clark.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Frank Clark and wife, Sharlotte, of Cottondale, and James G. Clark of Texarkana; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Clark of Texarkana, Ark.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Cherry; a sister-in-law, Sue Morrison of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral for John "J.C." Carter Clark Jr.of Boyd, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at White's Azle Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Azleland Cemetery.
Published Thursday, January 17, 2008
Born Nov. 29, 1919, in Rosston, Ark., to John and Jewell Clark, he was a decorated veteran of World War II.
Clark went to school in Arkansas until the sixth grade, when he was put to work in the cotton fields to help his dad. At 16, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he trained in Tempe, Ariz. In 1942, he attempted to join the Army but was told that he didn't weigh enough to join. So he went to the store and bought bananas and ate enough to pass the weigh-in.
After training in Texas, he was stationed in Fort Dix, N.J., and deployed to Europe. He landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day. After fighting his way through to Metz, France, he was wounded and received a Bronze Arrowhead and a Purple Heart. He was hospitalized for 15 months in California.
He returned to his parent's home in Texarkana, and met his wife, Betty L. Thomas in January 1945. They were married in May of 1946.
Clark went to work for RRAD in 1946 and retired after 27 years. He then moved to North Central Texas where he lived until his death.
He was a former Scout Master of Troop 23.
He was preceded in death by siblings, R.L. Clark, Murrah Clark, and Jewell V. Reed; and a son, Jerry Clark.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Frank Clark and wife, Sharlotte, of Cottondale, and James G. Clark of Texarkana; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Clark of Texarkana, Ark.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Cherry; a sister-in-law, Sue Morrison of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral for John "J.C." Carter Clark Jr.of Boyd, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at White's Azle Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Azleland Cemetery.
Published Thursday, January 17, 2008
John "J.C." Carter Clark Jr.of Boy died Sunday, Jan. 13, 2008, in Decatur.
Born Nov. 29, 1919, in Rosston, Ark., to John and Jewell Clark, he was a decorated veteran of World War II.
Clark went to school in Arkansas until the sixth grade, when he was put to work in the cotton fields to help his dad. At 16, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he trained in Tempe, Ariz. In 1942, he attempted to join the Army but was told that he didn't weigh enough to join. So he went to the store and bought bananas and ate enough to pass the weigh-in.
After training in Texas, he was stationed in Fort Dix, N.J., and deployed to Europe. He landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day. After fighting his way through to Metz, France, he was wounded and received a Bronze Arrowhead and a Purple Heart. He was hospitalized for 15 months in California.
He returned to his parent's home in Texarkana, and met his wife, Betty L. Thomas in January 1945. They were married in May of 1946.
Clark went to work for RRAD in 1946 and retired after 27 years. He then moved to North Central Texas where he lived until his death.
He was a former Scout Master of Troop 23.
He was preceded in death by siblings, R.L. Clark, Murrah Clark, and Jewell V. Reed; and a son, Jerry Clark.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Frank Clark and wife, Sharlotte, of Cottondale, and James G. Clark of Texarkana; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Clark of Texarkana, Ark.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Cherry; a sister-in-law, Sue Morrison of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral for John "J.C." Carter Clark Jr.of Boyd, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at White's Azle Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Azleland Cemetery.
Published Thursday, January 17, 2008
Born Nov. 29, 1919, in Rosston, Ark., to John and Jewell Clark, he was a decorated veteran of World War II.
Clark went to school in Arkansas until the sixth grade, when he was put to work in the cotton fields to help his dad. At 16, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps where he trained in Tempe, Ariz. In 1942, he attempted to join the Army but was told that he didn't weigh enough to join. So he went to the store and bought bananas and ate enough to pass the weigh-in.
After training in Texas, he was stationed in Fort Dix, N.J., and deployed to Europe. He landed on Normandy Beach on D-Day. After fighting his way through to Metz, France, he was wounded and received a Bronze Arrowhead and a Purple Heart. He was hospitalized for 15 months in California.
He returned to his parent's home in Texarkana, and met his wife, Betty L. Thomas in January 1945. They were married in May of 1946.
Clark went to work for RRAD in 1946 and retired after 27 years. He then moved to North Central Texas where he lived until his death.
He was a former Scout Master of Troop 23.
He was preceded in death by siblings, R.L. Clark, Murrah Clark, and Jewell V. Reed; and a son, Jerry Clark.
He is survived by his wife; two sons, Frank Clark and wife, Sharlotte, of Cottondale, and James G. Clark of Texarkana; a daughter-in-law, Debbie Clark of Texarkana, Ark.; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Cherry; a sister-in-law, Sue Morrison of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral for John "J.C." Carter Clark Jr.of Boyd, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at White's Azle Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Azleland Cemetery.
Published Thursday, January 17, 2008
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