Clark, Lee R.

1921 - 2010  (89 years)

• Name	Clark, Lee R.
  Birth	9 Jul 1921	Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	CLAR.L015
  _FGRAVE	55476483
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, United States Army  [1]
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  Death	22 Jul 2010	Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri   [1]
  Burial	Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I55131	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	5 May 2024

  
  

  Family	Nettleton, Dolores M.,   b. 7 May 1925   d. Dec 2011, Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F19993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 Jul 1921 - Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa Death - 22 Jul 2010 - Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri Burial - - Haven Hill Cemetery, Olney, Richland County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lee R. Clark, 89, of Lee's Summit, Mo., and formerly a long-time resident of Olney, died Thursday, July 22, 2010, at St. Luke's East Hospital in Lee's Summit, Mo. Burial with full military rites will be in Haven Hill Memorial Garden in Olney. Mr. Clark was born July 9, 1921, at Carson, Iowa, the son of Raymond A. and Hazel Glathart. He married Delores (Nettleton) Clark. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in North Africa and Italy 1943-1945. He was a teacher and coach for East Richland School District at Claremont and Parkersburg. He ended his working career by retiring from Yellow Freight in 1986. After retirement he remained active at Immanuel United Methodist Church. He volunteered for Olney city boards and other community and school activities. He was proud to be selected as Olney's Man of the Year for outstanding volunteer service in 1990. Mr. Clark is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dolores Nettleton Clark, of Lee's Summit, Mo.; son, Phillip E. Clark and wife, Sandra Kay, of Lee's Summit, Mo.; sisters, Leoma Clark and Annabell Clark Britz, formerly of Noble and now living in Greenwood, Mo.; granddaughter, Kathryn Clark Dietzel, and husband, Andrew, of Omaha, Neb.; granddaughter, Karen Clark Pringle, and husband, Brian, of Olathe, Kan.; and great-grandchild, Jastin Pringle. He was preceded in death by his father, Raymond Clark in 1990, mother, Hazel Clark in 1989, and a brother, Bill Clark in 2008.

  
  

• Sources

  [S14687] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Clark, Lee R., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55476483/lee_r_clark), none. (Reliability: 2).