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John M. Clark

  John M. Clark, 89, of rural Arenzville, died Sunday, August 17, 2008, at Passavant Area Hospital in Jacksonville.
  He was born November 7, 1918, in Bridgeport, Kentucky, the son of H.S. and Mary Hamilton Clark. He married Lois Brasell on May 27, 1939, at the United Methodist Church in Winchester, and she survives. He is also survived by one daughter, Sue (husband, Wayne) McLennan of Quincy; one son, Robert (wife, Donna) Clark of Champaign; five grandchildren, Sean (wife, Sheri) McLennan of Marshall, Aaron (wife, Shelly) McLennan of Camp Point, Scott McLennan of Roxana, Andrew (wife, Kara) Clark of Westfield, Indiana, and Brian (wife, Lindsay) Clark of Carmel, Indiana; eleven great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews, and countless friends.
  He was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Mary Lou Penza and Ruby Willingham (surviving husband, Nelson of Paris, Missouri), and two brothers, Ralph Clark and Robert Clark (surviving wife, Roberta of Urbana.)
  Mr. Clark spent his entire life farming in the Arenzville community. He was a longtime member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, where he served on the church council, Planning Committee, was Financial Secretary, and taught Sunday School for many years. He was a member of Lutheran Men in Mission and a charter member of the National Cattlemen’s Association.
  A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 21, 2008, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 9876 St. Peter’s Road, near Arenzville, with burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Friends may call after 12 Noon on Wednesday at the Williamson Funeral Home, where family will meet friends from 4 to 7 p.m.
  Memorials are suggested to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church.
(2008)

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