DON CLARK

ADA-Services for Donald Ray "Don" Clark, 69, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Farron Oliver will officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Mr. Clark died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at his home. He was born April 27, 1939 at Ada, Oklahoma to Carson Thurlow and Eva Perry Clark. He attended schools in Oakman, Francis and Byng and was a lifelong resident of this area.

He married Patsy Ruth Wall on February 6, 1961. She preceded him in death on January 30, 1994. Mr. Clark was a truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He served in the U. S. Army from April 27, 1956 until August 23, 1957 and was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include a daughter, Dana Deatherage and husband Jerry, Francis; a son, Tim Clark and wife Rose, Pittsburg, PA; a granddaughter, Dena Felkins and husband Boot, Fitzhugh; two grandsons, Dustin Johnson, Ada, and Ryan Sharrow, Nice, France; one great grandchild, Jayden Johnson, Francis; one brother, Gene Clark and wife Nikki, Konawa; two sisters, Ardell Brown and husband Charles, Bedford, TX, and Sue Clark, Ada; and a dear friend, Judy Reed.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Bonnie Brown, and a brother, Sam Clark.

Bearers will be Mark Manuel, Shannon Frederick, Jimmy Jennings, Jr., Nathan Traylor, Michael Jordan, and Junior Grissom. Honorary bearers will be Jimmy Jennings, Floyd Burk, Eddie James, Junior Ring, Brandon Braddock, and Farmers State Bank employees.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada