Obituary of RUFUS WALTER CLARK The Virginian Pilot - 03-21-1995 Rufus Walter Clark, 68, of the 6500 block of Old Myrtle Road, died March 19, 1995, in his residence. Mr. Clark was a native of Walhalla, S.C. He was retired from Moon Engineering as a machinist and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jane Elizabeth Clark; four daughter, Joyce Lathan, Kathy Lobacz, Bonnie Wheat and Doris Farrow, all of Cheasapeake; two sons, Roy Clark of Virginia Beach and Anderson Clark of Chesapeake; three stepsons, Will March and Ronald March, both of Portsmouth, and Edward March of Denbigh, Va.; four sisters, Lydie Howard of Appomattox, Va., Mattie Roach of Carrollton, Va., Bernice Beal and Myrtle Darden, both of Franklin; four brothers, Willie Clark and Henry Clark, both of Franklin, Carl Clark of Pascaqoula, Miss., and Clarence Clark of Suffolk; 14 grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and one great-grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. B.L. Scofield. Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park, Franklin, at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Rufus Walter Clark, 68, of Old Myrtle Road in Virginia, died on 19 Mar 1995; he was a native of Walhalla, South Carolina, and was survived by his wife, children, stepchildren, siblings, and grandchildren. A funeral for Rufus Walter Clark was held on 22 Mar 1995 at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, with Rev. B.L. Scofield officiating; burial followed that day at Southampton Memorial Park in Franklin, Virginia. ––– Transcript ––– RUFUS WALTER CLARK The Virginian Pilot - 03-21-1995 Rufus Walter Clark, 68, of the 6500 block of Old Myrtle Road, died March 19, 1995, in his residence. Mr. Clark was a native of Walhalla, S.C. He was retired from Moon Engineering as a machinist and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jane Elizabeth Clark; four daughter, Joyce Lathan, Kathy Lobacz, Bonnie Wheat and Doris Farrow, all of Cheasapeake; two sons, Roy Clark of Virginia Beach and Anderson Clark of Chesapeake; three stepsons, Will March and Ronald March, both of Portsmouth, and Edward March of Denbigh, Va.; four sisters, Lydie Howard of Appomattox, Va., Mattie Roach of Carrollton, Va., Bernice Beal and Myrtle Darden, both of Franklin; four brothers, Willie Clark and Henry Clark, both of Franklin, Carl Clark of Pascaqoula, Miss., and Clarence Clark of Suffolk; 14 grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and one great-grandchildren. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday in Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Blvd. Chapel, by the Rev. B.L. Scofield. Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park, Franklin, at 3 p.m. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 to 8:30 p.m. today. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Rufus Walter Clark | |-------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Age | 68 years | | Birth | 1926; Walhalla, South Carolina, US (estimated year from age and death year) | | Death | 19 March 1995; at his residence on Old Myrtle Road, Carrsville area, Virginia, US | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | |------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------| | Rufus Walter Clark | Decedent | 6500 block of Old Myrtle Road, Carrsville area, Virginia, US | | Jane Elizabeth Clark | Wife | Same as decedent | | Joyce Lathan | Daughter | Chesapeake, Virginia, US | | Kathy Lobacz | Daughter | Chesapeake, Virginia, US | | Bonnie Wheat | Daughter | Chesapeake, Virginia, US | | Doris Farrow | Daughter | Chesapeake, Virginia, US | | Roy Clark | Son | Virginia Beach, Virginia, US | | Anderson Clark | Son | Chesapeake, Virginia, US | | Will March | Stepson | Portsmouth, Virginia, US | | Ronald March | Stepson | Portsmouth, Virginia, US | | Edward March | Stepson | Denbigh, Virginia, US | | Lydie Howard | Sister | Appomattox, Virginia, US | | Mattie Roach | Sister | Carrollton, Virginia, US | | Bernice Beal | Sister | Franklin, Virginia, US | | Myrtle Darden | Sister | Franklin, Virginia, US | | Willie Clark | Brother | Franklin, Virginia, US | | Henry Clark | Brother | Franklin, Virginia, US | | Carl Clark | Brother | Pascagoula, Mississippi, US | | Clarence Clark | Brother | Suffolk, Virginia, US | | 14 unnamed grandchildren | Grandchildren | Not stated | | 2 unnamed step-grandchildren | Step-grandchildren | Not stated | | 1 unnamed great-grandchild | Great-grandchild | Not stated | |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |----------------------------------| | Field | Value | |----------|-----------------------| | Location | Norfolk, Virginia, US | | Name | The Virginian-Pilot | | Date | 21 March 1995 | | Edition | Final | | Section | Local | | Page | B6 | |----------------------------------| [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. 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