Clark H. Joy, 96, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at his home in Ronan.
Clark was born on July 4, 1914, on a homestead near Pompey s Pillar, about 30 miles northeast of Billings. He was the son of Ruby and Warren Joy. Clark grew up with his sister LaVange and his three brothers Lloyd, Arles and Elwood Shorty. Clark was the youngest of the five children.
When Clark was about 11, his grandmother got sick and his father went back to Nebraska to see her. When he never came back, times became pretty tough for the family. As Clark got older, he began working for local farmers but money was tight for everyone, and no one ever really had money to pay him. When he was 15, Clark left for Wyoming and went to work for the Continental Oil Company. He lied about his age; they thought he was 18. When that job ran out, he went to work for the railroad as a gandy dancer, maintaining tracks and keeping things in working order. After a year or so on the railroad, he was back in Polson.
There wasn t a lot of work in those days, so he did a little bit of everything and any little short jobs he could find. He even helped build Kerr Dam. Clark married Bertha Zimmerman in 1934 in Polson and they had four children together.
Clark began working in the lumber industry, working for both the Dewey Lumber Company and the Polson Lumber Company. He moved to Kalispell in 1952 to work for the Kalispell Lumber Co., and worked for lumber companies for the rest of his career. He ended up in Columbia Falls at Plum Creek where he worked as a saw filer until retiring when he was 67. After retiring, Clark traveled and enjoyed his time with his wife Bertha until she passed away in 1995.
Clark then moved to Minnesota to stay with his son, but after a few years he made his way back to Montana. In 2000, Clark was headed to a dance in Polson with a group of friends when they stopped to pick up Elda Cordier-Umphrey. That was the first of many dances for the two. A few short months later they were married and they ve spent the last 10 years dancing, playing cards and just enjoying each other s company, whether they were traveling across the country or just going out to lunch. Clark also joined the Church of Latter-day Saints on Dec. 7, 2002.
He was preceded in death by Bertha, his wife of 61 years, and his stepdaughter, Laura Hauck. Clark is survived by his wife, Elda; his children, Robert Joy of Kalispell, Donna (Joy) Hedge of Columbia Falls, Clara (Joy) Sayles of Kalispell, and Ronald Joy of Crosby, Minn.; his stepchildren, Faye (Larry) Garlock, Mike (Valerie) Umphrey, Kenneth Umphrey, John Umphrey and Jim Umphrey; his 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; as well as Elda s children and grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Foster Funeral Chapel in St. Ignatius. Viewing will continue at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of Latter-day Saints in Ronan, with the funeral services being held at 11 a.m. The graveside committal service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell.
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Clark was born on July 4, 1914, on a homestead near Pompey s Pillar, about 30 miles northeast of Billings. He was the son of Ruby and Warren Joy. Clark grew up with his sister LaVange and his three brothers Lloyd, Arles and Elwood Shorty. Clark was the youngest of the five children.
When Clark was about 11, his grandmother got sick and his father went back to Nebraska to see her. When he never came back, times became pretty tough for the family. As Clark got older, he began working for local farmers but money was tight for everyone, and no one ever really had money to pay him. When he was 15, Clark left for Wyoming and went to work for the Continental Oil Company. He lied about his age; they thought he was 18. When that job ran out, he went to work for the railroad as a gandy dancer, maintaining tracks and keeping things in working order. After a year or so on the railroad, he was back in Polson.
There wasn t a lot of work in those days, so he did a little bit of everything and any little short jobs he could find. He even helped build Kerr Dam. Clark married Bertha Zimmerman in 1934 in Polson and they had four children together.
Clark began working in the lumber industry, working for both the Dewey Lumber Company and the Polson Lumber Company. He moved to Kalispell in 1952 to work for the Kalispell Lumber Co., and worked for lumber companies for the rest of his career. He ended up in Columbia Falls at Plum Creek where he worked as a saw filer until retiring when he was 67. After retiring, Clark traveled and enjoyed his time with his wife Bertha until she passed away in 1995.
Clark then moved to Minnesota to stay with his son, but after a few years he made his way back to Montana. In 2000, Clark was headed to a dance in Polson with a group of friends when they stopped to pick up Elda Cordier-Umphrey. That was the first of many dances for the two. A few short months later they were married and they ve spent the last 10 years dancing, playing cards and just enjoying each other s company, whether they were traveling across the country or just going out to lunch. Clark also joined the Church of Latter-day Saints on Dec. 7, 2002.
He was preceded in death by Bertha, his wife of 61 years, and his stepdaughter, Laura Hauck. Clark is survived by his wife, Elda; his children, Robert Joy of Kalispell, Donna (Joy) Hedge of Columbia Falls, Clara (Joy) Sayles of Kalispell, and Ronald Joy of Crosby, Minn.; his stepchildren, Faye (Larry) Garlock, Mike (Valerie) Umphrey, Kenneth Umphrey, John Umphrey and Jim Umphrey; his 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; as well as Elda s children and grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Foster Funeral Chapel in St. Ignatius. Viewing will continue at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of Latter-day Saints in Ronan, with the funeral services being held at 11 a.m. The graveside committal service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell.
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Clark H. Joy, 96, passed away Monday, Sept. 20, 2010, at his home in Ronan.
Clark was born on July 4, 1914, on a homestead near Pompey s Pillar, about 30 miles northeast of Billings. He was the son of Ruby and Warren Joy. Clark grew up with his sister LaVange and his three brothers Lloyd, Arles and Elwood Shorty. Clark was the youngest of the five children.
When Clark was about 11, his grandmother got sick and his father went back to Nebraska to see her. When he never came back, times became pretty tough for the family. As Clark got older, he began working for local farmers but money was tight for everyone, and no one ever really had money to pay him. When he was 15, Clark left for Wyoming and went to work for the Continental Oil Company. He lied about his age; they thought he was 18. When that job ran out, he went to work for the railroad as a gandy dancer, maintaining tracks and keeping things in working order. After a year or so on the railroad, he was back in Polson.
There wasn t a lot of work in those days, so he did a little bit of everything and any little short jobs he could find. He even helped build Kerr Dam. Clark married Bertha Zimmerman in 1934 in Polson and they had four children together.
Clark began working in the lumber industry, working for both the Dewey Lumber Company and the Polson Lumber Company. He moved to Kalispell in 1952 to work for the Kalispell Lumber Co., and worked for lumber companies for the rest of his career. He ended up in Columbia Falls at Plum Creek where he worked as a saw filer until retiring when he was 67. After retiring, Clark traveled and enjoyed his time with his wife Bertha until she passed away in 1995.
Clark then moved to Minnesota to stay with his son, but after a few years he made his way back to Montana. In 2000, Clark was headed to a dance in Polson with a group of friends when they stopped to pick up Elda Cordier-Umphrey. That was the first of many dances for the two. A few short months later they were married and they ve spent the last 10 years dancing, playing cards and just enjoying each other s company, whether they were traveling across the country or just going out to lunch. Clark also joined the Church of Latter-day Saints on Dec. 7, 2002.
He was preceded in death by Bertha, his wife of 61 years, and his stepdaughter, Laura Hauck. Clark is survived by his wife, Elda; his children, Robert Joy of Kalispell, Donna (Joy) Hedge of Columbia Falls, Clara (Joy) Sayles of Kalispell, and Ronald Joy of Crosby, Minn.; his stepchildren, Faye (Larry) Garlock, Mike (Valerie) Umphrey, Kenneth Umphrey, John Umphrey and Jim Umphrey; his 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; as well as Elda s children and grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Foster Funeral Chapel in St. Ignatius. Viewing will continue at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of Latter-day Saints in Ronan, with the funeral services being held at 11 a.m. The graveside committal service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell.
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Clark was born on July 4, 1914, on a homestead near Pompey s Pillar, about 30 miles northeast of Billings. He was the son of Ruby and Warren Joy. Clark grew up with his sister LaVange and his three brothers Lloyd, Arles and Elwood Shorty. Clark was the youngest of the five children.
When Clark was about 11, his grandmother got sick and his father went back to Nebraska to see her. When he never came back, times became pretty tough for the family. As Clark got older, he began working for local farmers but money was tight for everyone, and no one ever really had money to pay him. When he was 15, Clark left for Wyoming and went to work for the Continental Oil Company. He lied about his age; they thought he was 18. When that job ran out, he went to work for the railroad as a gandy dancer, maintaining tracks and keeping things in working order. After a year or so on the railroad, he was back in Polson.
There wasn t a lot of work in those days, so he did a little bit of everything and any little short jobs he could find. He even helped build Kerr Dam. Clark married Bertha Zimmerman in 1934 in Polson and they had four children together.
Clark began working in the lumber industry, working for both the Dewey Lumber Company and the Polson Lumber Company. He moved to Kalispell in 1952 to work for the Kalispell Lumber Co., and worked for lumber companies for the rest of his career. He ended up in Columbia Falls at Plum Creek where he worked as a saw filer until retiring when he was 67. After retiring, Clark traveled and enjoyed his time with his wife Bertha until she passed away in 1995.
Clark then moved to Minnesota to stay with his son, but after a few years he made his way back to Montana. In 2000, Clark was headed to a dance in Polson with a group of friends when they stopped to pick up Elda Cordier-Umphrey. That was the first of many dances for the two. A few short months later they were married and they ve spent the last 10 years dancing, playing cards and just enjoying each other s company, whether they were traveling across the country or just going out to lunch. Clark also joined the Church of Latter-day Saints on Dec. 7, 2002.
He was preceded in death by Bertha, his wife of 61 years, and his stepdaughter, Laura Hauck. Clark is survived by his wife, Elda; his children, Robert Joy of Kalispell, Donna (Joy) Hedge of Columbia Falls, Clara (Joy) Sayles of Kalispell, and Ronald Joy of Crosby, Minn.; his stepchildren, Faye (Larry) Garlock, Mike (Valerie) Umphrey, Kenneth Umphrey, John Umphrey and Jim Umphrey; his 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews; as well as Elda s children and grandchildren.
A visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the Foster Funeral Chapel in St. Ignatius. Viewing will continue at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Church of Latter-day Saints in Ronan, with the funeral services being held at 11 a.m. The graveside committal service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Glacier Memorial Gardens in Kalispell.
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