Roanoke Times
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DATE: FRIDAY, May 28, 1993 TAG: 9305280316
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: MARION LENGTH: Medium
OBIT CLARK, WALTER ERNEST
CLARK, Walter Ernest, 73, of Marion, died Thursday, May 27, 1993, at his
home. He was originally from Port Ewen, New York and came to Marion in 1948.
Mr. Clark was an active member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church. He served in
various positions with the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 92 for 40 years and
was awarded the Silver Beaver in 1974. He was a member of Marion VFW Post
#4667 and was employed by Brunswick Corporation for 30 years. He was preceded
in death by his parents, Hugh Clark Sr. and Emma Naack Clark and his sister,
Anna Hartman. He is survived by his wife, Jo Ann Helton Clark, Marion; one
son, Winston D. Clark, Charlottesville; two daughters and sons-in-law, Anita
and Larry Fairley, Cumberland, Md., Penny Leigh and Gary Everett,
Christiansburg; four grandchildren, Jeff, Alan and Sarah Fairley, Cumberland,
Md., and Emily Everett, Bristol, Va.; four brothers, Hugh Clark, George Clark,
Kingston, New York, William ("Bill") Clark, Belleview, Fla., and Paul Clark,
Tucson, Ariz.; three sisters, Gladys Tomshaw, Port St. Lucie, Fla., Rosa
Fitzgerald, Kingston, N.Y. and Theodora Sickler, Grand Junction, Colo. Funeral
services will be held Sunday, May 30, 1993, at 2 p.m. at the Ebenezer Lutheran
Church. Burial will follow in Mountain View Cemetery in Rural Retreat, where
military rites will be conducted by Marion VFW Post #4667. The body will be
taken to the church one hour before the service. In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the Boy Scout Troop 92, c/o Jim Wilson, 1254 Culbert Drive,
Marion, VA 24354, or to the Ebenezer Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 222 West
Main Street, Marion, VA 24354 or the Ronald McDonald House, 2224 S. Jefferson
Street, Roanoke, VA 24001. The family will receive friends Saturday evening
from 7:00 until 9:00 p.m. at Seaver-Brown Chapel.
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