John Arthur Clarkson III (aka Junior), is the son of John Arthur II (aka John Sr.) and Daisy Josephine Villanueva Clarkson. Grandson of John Arthur "Arthur" and Ura Belle Mefford Clarkson. His grandfather on his mothers side was Regino Villanueva and grandmother Delores Cruz. He was married to Donna Shy, Hannibal, MO., and to that union were born two children Lisa Marie Clarkson and Tracy Lynn Clarkson. 2nd wife Donna Betz, Hannibal, MO. and to that union was born a son John Arthur Clarkson IV. 3rd wife Shirley Burton Quincy, IL. She had two children from a previous marriage. Her daughters thought of John as being their dad. John and Shirley later divorced. He was a truck driver by trade and served 2 tours in Vietnam. He died from the side effects of diabetes.
Sad to say that his son John Arthur Clarkson IV drown in a boating accident while working on a bridge near Booneville, MO. His daughter Tracy Lynn Clarkson passed away from a heart attack in Arizona. He had 3 brothers, Charles Elmer, Albert Ray and Jerry Lee Clarkson along with one sister Mary Josephene Clarkson Lovelace Turek.
Jr. loved his family, enjoyed fishing, running model trains and CB radios! He was known on the CB as Big H or Big Hawaiian.
Jr. was born in Olaa Hawaii that was later changed to Keaau, Hawaii.
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John Clarkson Obituary
PAYSON, Ill. -- John A. Clarkson Jr., 65, of 115 Hereford Drive, Payson, died Friday (Oct. 2, 2009) in the Blessing Hospital emergency room in Quincy. He was born on Dec. 22, 1943, in Olaa, Hawaii, a son of John Arthur and Daisy Villanueva Clarkson. John was a truck driver for many years. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. John was a member of the Twin Oaks Club at Quincy. He enjoyed fishing, camping, model trains, operating his ham radio and citizens band (CB) radio. His radio handle was "Big H" or "Big Hawaiian." Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Bricker of Texas; two brothers, Charles E. Clarkson of Joplin, Mo., and Jerry Clarkson of Nauvoo; one sister, Mary Turek and her husband, Bob, of Ursa; three stepchildren, Jennifer Robertson, and Randeana Slater; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John A. Clarkson IV; one daughter, Tracy Clarkson; and one brother, Albert Clarkson. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, conducted by the Rev. Van McCullough and the Rev. Oliver Taube. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Godfrey Cemetery in Hunnewell, Mo. VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy. MEMORIALS: Sunset Home, Blessing Dialysis's Unit or Quincy Society for Model Engineers. ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.
Published by Herald-Whig from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, 2009.
Sad to say that his son John Arthur Clarkson IV drown in a boating accident while working on a bridge near Booneville, MO. His daughter Tracy Lynn Clarkson passed away from a heart attack in Arizona. He had 3 brothers, Charles Elmer, Albert Ray and Jerry Lee Clarkson along with one sister Mary Josephene Clarkson Lovelace Turek.
Jr. loved his family, enjoyed fishing, running model trains and CB radios! He was known on the CB as Big H or Big Hawaiian.
Jr. was born in Olaa Hawaii that was later changed to Keaau, Hawaii.
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John Clarkson Obituary
PAYSON, Ill. -- John A. Clarkson Jr., 65, of 115 Hereford Drive, Payson, died Friday (Oct. 2, 2009) in the Blessing Hospital emergency room in Quincy. He was born on Dec. 22, 1943, in Olaa, Hawaii, a son of John Arthur and Daisy Villanueva Clarkson. John was a truck driver for many years. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. John was a member of the Twin Oaks Club at Quincy. He enjoyed fishing, camping, model trains, operating his ham radio and citizens band (CB) radio. His radio handle was "Big H" or "Big Hawaiian." Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Bricker of Texas; two brothers, Charles E. Clarkson of Joplin, Mo., and Jerry Clarkson of Nauvoo; one sister, Mary Turek and her husband, Bob, of Ursa; three stepchildren, Jennifer Robertson, and Randeana Slater; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John A. Clarkson IV; one daughter, Tracy Clarkson; and one brother, Albert Clarkson. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, conducted by the Rev. Van McCullough and the Rev. Oliver Taube. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Godfrey Cemetery in Hunnewell, Mo. VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy. MEMORIALS: Sunset Home, Blessing Dialysis's Unit or Quincy Society for Model Engineers. ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.
Published by Herald-Whig from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, 2009.
John Arthur Clarkson III (aka Junior), is the son of John Arthur II (aka John Sr.) and Daisy Josephine Villanueva Clarkson. Grandson of John Arthur "Arthur" and Ura Belle Mefford Clarkson. His grandfather on his mothers side was Regino Villanueva and grandmother Delores Cruz. He was married to Donna Shy, Hannibal, MO., and to that union were born two children Lisa Marie Clarkson and Tracy Lynn Clarkson. 2nd wife Donna Betz, Hannibal, MO. and to that union was born a son John Arthur Clarkson IV. 3rd wife Shirley Burton Quincy, IL. She had two children from a previous marriage. Her daughters thought of John as being their dad. John and Shirley later divorced. He was a truck driver by trade and served 2 tours in Vietnam. He died from the side effects of diabetes.
Sad to say that his son John Arthur Clarkson IV drown in a boating accident while working on a bridge near Booneville, MO. His daughter Tracy Lynn Clarkson passed away from a heart attack in Arizona. He had 3 brothers, Charles Elmer, Albert Ray and Jerry Lee Clarkson along with one sister Mary Josephene Clarkson Lovelace Turek.
Jr. loved his family, enjoyed fishing, running model trains and CB radios! He was known on the CB as Big H or Big Hawaiian.
Jr. was born in Olaa Hawaii that was later changed to Keaau, Hawaii.
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John Clarkson Obituary
PAYSON, Ill. -- John A. Clarkson Jr., 65, of 115 Hereford Drive, Payson, died Friday (Oct. 2, 2009) in the Blessing Hospital emergency room in Quincy. He was born on Dec. 22, 1943, in Olaa, Hawaii, a son of John Arthur and Daisy Villanueva Clarkson. John was a truck driver for many years. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. John was a member of the Twin Oaks Club at Quincy. He enjoyed fishing, camping, model trains, operating his ham radio and citizens band (CB) radio. His radio handle was "Big H" or "Big Hawaiian." Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Bricker of Texas; two brothers, Charles E. Clarkson of Joplin, Mo., and Jerry Clarkson of Nauvoo; one sister, Mary Turek and her husband, Bob, of Ursa; three stepchildren, Jennifer Robertson, and Randeana Slater; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John A. Clarkson IV; one daughter, Tracy Clarkson; and one brother, Albert Clarkson. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, conducted by the Rev. Van McCullough and the Rev. Oliver Taube. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Godfrey Cemetery in Hunnewell, Mo. VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy. MEMORIALS: Sunset Home, Blessing Dialysis's Unit or Quincy Society for Model Engineers. ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.
Published by Herald-Whig from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, 2009.
Sad to say that his son John Arthur Clarkson IV drown in a boating accident while working on a bridge near Booneville, MO. His daughter Tracy Lynn Clarkson passed away from a heart attack in Arizona. He had 3 brothers, Charles Elmer, Albert Ray and Jerry Lee Clarkson along with one sister Mary Josephene Clarkson Lovelace Turek.
Jr. loved his family, enjoyed fishing, running model trains and CB radios! He was known on the CB as Big H or Big Hawaiian.
Jr. was born in Olaa Hawaii that was later changed to Keaau, Hawaii.
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John Clarkson Obituary
PAYSON, Ill. -- John A. Clarkson Jr., 65, of 115 Hereford Drive, Payson, died Friday (Oct. 2, 2009) in the Blessing Hospital emergency room in Quincy. He was born on Dec. 22, 1943, in Olaa, Hawaii, a son of John Arthur and Daisy Villanueva Clarkson. John was a truck driver for many years. He served his country in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. John was a member of the Twin Oaks Club at Quincy. He enjoyed fishing, camping, model trains, operating his ham radio and citizens band (CB) radio. His radio handle was "Big H" or "Big Hawaiian." Survivors include one daughter, Lisa Bricker of Texas; two brothers, Charles E. Clarkson of Joplin, Mo., and Jerry Clarkson of Nauvoo; one sister, Mary Turek and her husband, Bob, of Ursa; three stepchildren, Jennifer Robertson, and Randeana Slater; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. John was preceded in death by his parents; one son, John A. Clarkson IV; one daughter, Tracy Clarkson; and one brother, Albert Clarkson. SERVICES: 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy, conducted by the Rev. Van McCullough and the Rev. Oliver Taube. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Godfrey Cemetery in Hunnewell, Mo. VISITATION: 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Duker and Haugh Funeral Home in Quincy. MEMORIALS: Sunset Home, Blessing Dialysis's Unit or Quincy Society for Model Engineers. ARRANGEMENTS: Duker and Haugh Funeral Home, Quincy. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.
Published by Herald-Whig from Oct. 5 to Oct. 7, 2009.
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