Services for Donald Ray "Don" Clark, 69, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Farron Oliver will officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery . The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Clark died Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, at his home. He was born April 27, 1939, at Ada to Carson Thurlow and Eva Perry Clark.
He attended schools in Oakman , Francis and Byng and was a lifelong resident of this area.
Mr. Clark was a truck driver and heavy equipment operator. He served in the U.S. Army from April 27, 1956, until Aug. 23, 1957, and was of the Baptist faith.
He married Patsy Ruth Wall Feb. 6, 1961. She died Jan. 30, 1994.
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, Texas, 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
