Obituary of Myrtle Clark Darden

MYRTLE CLARK DARDEN

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, October 7, 2000 

Myrtle Clark Darden, 69, died Oct. 6, 2000. Born in Oconee County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Anderson Henry and Annie Jones Clark and the widow of Elmer J. Darden. She was retired from Hancock Peanut Co. 

Survivors include seven daughters, Annie Johnson, Bobbie Jean Turner, Shirley Echols and her husband, Alan, Martha Ellen Weirich and her husband, Dwight, Virgia Lee Cooper, Kathy Darden and Judy Rose; three sons, William Turner, Willie Lee Turner, Ross Allen Turner and his wife, Debbie; three sisters, Lydia Howard, Mattie Roach and Bernice Beale; four brothers, Henry, Clarence, Willie and Carl Clark; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. 

A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Wright Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park . The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and suggests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society c/o Ruth Petty, 116 Southampton Road, Franklin, VA 23851 or to Sentara Hospice, 3508 Robs Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434. 
Edition: FINAL
Section: LOCAL
Page: B5


-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary –––

Myrtle Clark Darden, 69, died 6 Oct 2000 in Oconee County, S.C. She was a daughter of Anderson Henry and Annie Jones Clark and the widow of Elmer J. Darden.

A funeral was held 9 Oct 2000 at Wright Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Burial took place in Southampton Memorial Park.

––– Transcript –––

MYRTLE CLARK DARDEN

Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, October 7, 2000

Myrtle Clark Darden, 69, died 6 Oct 2000. Born in Oconee County, S.C., she was a daughter of the late Anderson Henry and Annie Jones Clark and the widow of Elmer J. Darden. She was retired from Hancock Peanut Co.

Survivors include seven daughters, Annie Johnson, Bobbie Jean Turner, Shirley Echols and her husband, Alan, Martha Ellen Weirich and her husband, Dwight, Virgia Lee Cooper, Kathy Darden and Judy Rose; three sons, William Turner, Willie Lee Turner, Ross Allen Turner and his wife, Debbie; three sisters, Lydia Howard, Mattie Roach and Bernice Beale; four brothers, Henry, Clarence, Willie and Carl Clark; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

A funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Wright Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Kenneth Williams. Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home and suggests that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society c/o Ruth Petty, 116 Southampton Road, Franklin, VA 23851 or to Sentara Hospice, 3508 Robs Drive, Suffolk, VA 23434.

––– Vital Statistics –––

|-----------------------------------------------|
| Name  | Myrtle Clark Darden                   |
| Age   | 69                                    |
| Birth | 1931 (estimated); Oconee County, S.C. |
| Death | 6 Oct 2000; Oconee County, S.C.       |
|-----------------------------------------------|

––– Table of Relationships –––

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name                 | Relationship      | Residence           |
| Myrtle Clark Darden  | Decedent          | Oconee County, S.C. |
| Elmer J. Darden      | Spouse (widowed)  | [Unknown]           |
| Anderson Henry Clark | Father (deceased) | [Unknown]           |
| Annie Jones Clark    | Mother (deceased) | [Unknown]           |
| Annie Johnson        | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| Bobbie Jean Turner   | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| Shirley Echols       | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| Alan Echols          | Son-in-law        | [Unknown]           |
| Martha Ellen Weirich | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| Dwight Weirich       | Son-in-law        | [Unknown]           |
| Virgia Lee Cooper    | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| Kathy Darden         | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| Judy Rose            | Daughter          | [Unknown]           |
| William Turner       | Son               | [Unknown]           |
| Willie Lee Turner    | Son               | [Unknown]           |
| Ross Allen Turner    | Son               | [Unknown]           |
| Debbie Turner        | Daughter-in-law   | [Unknown]           |
| Lydia Howard         | Sister            | [Unknown]           |
| Mattie Roach         | Sister            | [Unknown]           |
| Bernice Beale        | Sister            | [Unknown]           |
| Henry Clark          | Brother           | [Unknown]           |
| Clarence Clark       | Brother           | [Unknown]           |
| Willie Clark         | Brother           | [Unknown]           |
| Carl Clark           | Brother           | [Unknown]           |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|

––– Publication Details –––

|---------------------------------|
| Field    | Value                |
| Location | Norfolk, VA          |
| Name     | Virginian-Pilot, The |
| Date     | 7 Oct 2000           |
| Edition  | FINAL                |
| Section  | LOCAL                |
| Page     | B5                   |
|---------------------------------|

––– Other Relevant Information –––

• Retired from Hancock Peanut Co.
• Memorials suggested to American Cancer Society and Sentara Hospice
• Birth name was Myrtle Clark


[Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net]

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text.
Please verify critical information, as AI-generated content can include errors.]

[This file is https://go-stp.com/BruceObituaries/ShowText.html?Darden, Myrtle Clark.txt]