Dewey County Obituary
Sunnyside Cemetery

aka Vici

CHRISTINE ELAINE CLARK

6 Feb 1935 - 16 Jul 2011

© Woodward News
July 25, 2011
Reprinted with permission
Submitted by: Ann Weber

Woodward, Okla. — Christine Elaine Clark, daughter of Raymond and Maggie Moss was born February 6, 1935, 7 miles east of Vici, OK. She passed from this life, in her home near Mutual, OK, on July 16, 2011. Christine was 76 years, 5 months, and 10 days at the time of her death.

Christine attended Perry School through the third grade then completed fourth through the twelfth grades at Vici High School. She went on to attend Southwestern State College in Weatherford, OK, receiving a Bachelor’s degree in Business Education. In the fall of 1955 she moved to Dalhart, TX where she taught Business Education for five years.

On February 14, 1956, Christine, met her husband-to-be, Claude Clark, through mutual friends. They were united in marriage on June 16, 1957 in Clayton, NM and to this union of 54 wonderful years together, four daughters were born; Karren Renee, Kimberly Denise, Kelly Anita and Tracey Diane. After she was married she was given the nickname “Mossie” which was affectionately used by the Clark family. Christine and Claude made their first home of five years in Dalhart, TX, then moving to Woodward, OK while waiting to move to their farm near Sharon, OK, where they resided for 20 years. They then moved to Mutual, OK in the summer of 1982 while building their current home of 29 years, 5 miles south of Mutual. She devoted her time to helping her husband in farming and his electrical business, doing the bookkeeping, and supporting her girls in all their activities. She always wanted them to have everything that she didn’t have as a young girl losing her mother at the tender age of seven. She loved spending time with her grandchildren and telling them stories of her childhood memories. She always looked forward to deer season when the grandsons would come to stay and hunt, knowing it would bring a lot of adventurous stories to add to her collection. She was proud that her only granddaughter was given her middle name, Elaine, to carry on her namesake.

Christine was baptized into the General Assembly and Church of the Firstborn on July 18, 1954, where she remained faithful until her death. She was dedicated in being a helper on baby calls to the sisters of the church and loved having the brethren and young kids in her home. Christine also enjoyed cooking, cleaning, yard work, quilting and sewing, and genealogy. She took great pride in keeping the family history alive by keeping family records, stories of her family, restoration, and giving tours of her family kitchen.

Christine was preceded in death by her mother and father, Ray and Maggie Moss, in-laws, Claude and Earle Clark, daughter, Kelly Anita, granddaughter, Bethany LaNae Evans, four brothers, Wesley, Donald, Gerald and Laverle, seven sisters, Theda Cramer and husband Ralph, Theo Randolph and husband Ernie, Josephine McAlary and husband Denver, Elsie Dean Lee and husband Floyd, Vivian White and husband Lewis, Etta Nere and husband Ralph and Ophelia Moss, sister-in-law, Kay Clark, brothers-in-law Cecil Mounts and Junie Russell.

She is survived by her loving husband, Claude of the home in Mutual; daughters, Karren Kemerley and husband Mark of Yukon, OK, Kim Evans and husband Marty of Brewster, WA, and Tracey Zwink and husband Jason of Woodward, OK; six grandsons, Brandon McNeill and wife Melody of Mancos, CO, Dakota, Dawson and Chandler McNeill of Yukon, OK, Lance Evans of Brewster, WA, Tyler and Parker Zwink of Woodward, OK; one granddaughter, Veronica Elaine Zwink of Woodward, OK; sisters-in-law, Marie Moss of Vici, OK, Evelyn Moss of Vici, OK, Ramona Moss of Yukon, OK, Joyce Russell of Albuquerque, NM and Marjorie Mounts of Amarillo, TX; brothers-in-law, Donald Clark and wife Ada of Altamont, TN and Billy Clark of Gallup, NM; many nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of brethren and friends. She was greatly loved and will be missed.

Funeral Services were held Thursday, July 21 at the Church of the Firstborn, Vici, Oklahoma with burial following in Sunnyside Cemetery. Services arranged by Shaw Funeral Home, Vici, Oklahoma. Condolences may be made to the family at shawfuneralhome.net.