Edgar Clark

Canton- Edgar William Clark, age 88, died on Sunday, January 17, 2010 at Canton Christian Convalescent Center. A native of Buncombe County, he was the son of the late Daris and Vicie Worley Clark. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Smith Clark who died in 2005; a granddaughter, Kathy Clark Wourms, a brother, James F. Clark and a sister, Irene Willis. Edgar retired from Champion International in transportation with 32 years service. He was a US Marine veteran serving in WWII and the Korean War. Edgar was a member of the VFW and participated in the Haywood County Senior games. He is survived by two sons, Reverend Keith Clark and his wife, Linda; Terry Clark, and his wife, Paula; a daughter, Eleen Mitchell, and her husband, Roger; two sisters, Evelyne Parker, and her husband, John and Maxine Scott, and her husband, Carroll and a sister-in-law, Frances Clark all of Canton; six grandchildren, Jenny Williams, Susan Davis, Kevin Mitchell, Joshe and Jason Clark and Robin Snyder, and seven great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 in the Canton chapel of Wells Funeral Home with the Reverend Donnie Henson and Reverend Keith Clark officiating. Burial will follow in the Bon-A-Venture Cemetery on Newfound Road. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Serving as pallbearers will be Joshe, Jason and Ronnie Clark, Kevin Mitchell, Jim Davis and Clark Williams. At other times the family will be at the residence of Keith Clark, 19 Crazy Creek Lane, Canton. Memorials may be made to the Haywood Regional Medical Center Hospice, 560 Leroy George Drive, Clyde, NC 28721.

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