| Lois M. Clark
Lois M. Clark, 90, of Arenzville, died Sunday, December 28,
2008, at Barton W. Stone Home in Jacksonville. She was born on October
6, 1918, in rural Arenzville, the daughter of Luther and Ruth Kennedy
Brasell. She married John M. Clark on May 27, 1939, at the United
Methodist Church in Winchester. She and her husband farmed in the
Arenzville community their entire married life. He preceded her in death
on August 17, 2008.
She is 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; 11 great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews,
and countless friends. In addition to her parents, one sister, June
Meyer, and one brother, Robert R. Brasell, preceded her in death.
Mrs. Clark was a teacher for many years, beginning her career in
a one-room country school and continuing to teach at Chapin and
Arenzville Elementary Schools, and many years substitute teaching in
Triopia Community Unit School District 27. She was a graduate of the
MacMurray College teacher’s program, and had taken classes through
Kansas State University and Western Illinois University. She was a
longtime and active member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, where she
taught Sunday School and confirmation classes, and was a charter member
of the Anna Garten Society.
A service celebrating Lois’ life will be held at 11 a.m. on
Friday, January 2, 2009, at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 9876 St.
Peter Road, Arenzville, with burial at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Family
will meet friends from 9:30 a.m. Friday until the time of service at the
church. Memorials are suggested to St. Peter’s Lutheran Church Parish
Hall Fund. The Williamson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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