Show Theater Man Manof ManI I Dies of Stroke Fun Funeral era 1 arrangements were p pending Monday t for r John Empey Empe Clark Clack 82 East former forme iTO s county clerk and lf 1 early day theater I. I manager who J. J f Idled died at his residence reel resi 1 1 l dence Saturday so at pm p.m. of e a l stroke He had hat hadj i. i i 1 j suffered a pre- pre V 7 I s stroke t r 0 k e 1 seven years ago i l I I Mr Clark wa was wasI I I manager of the thc Mr air Clark old theater on Main Maln st et where some of the first t talking a l I k i 1 n ng g movies movie were shown hown in Salt Lake City and also ales managed the Mission theater on 3rd rd South He had been associated with th the late Judge Orlando Powers Pow Pow- ers era in theatrical work He was born in Salt Lake City 1 Dec bee ec 8 1884 1864 4 a son Boni o of John and d Emma Empey Clark His Hie father was was former mayor of Salt Lake e City He attended early schools f. f In 1 Salt Lake City and later attended Brigham Young academy Provo Prove and the University of Utah For or eight years he served in the county clerks clerk's office aa as marriage clerk and head deputy During h iris s time he also served two years as county clerk He was was was' secretary of f the Eldredge Clark Co a wholesale whole whole- sale Bale grocery firm operated by his lies father a Since his retirement 22 years yearn ago he had occupied e r his with time time with ith his hobbles of outdoor sports traveling trav- trav eling photography and rai raising ing trotting horses Ho He had been active in the Church of ot Jesus Christ of Latter Latter- day Saints Sainte and married Lila LU Lewis in the Logan L D Stemple temple Oct 1 1884 Surviving besides his widow are arc two sons eons and two daughters Mrs Bernice Larimer Mrs Florence Watts Los Lee Angeles Lewis A A- Clark Salt Lake City Clark North Hollywood Cal a brother and two sisters Vaughn Clark and Mrs Madsen Los i Angeles Mrs Cal Geneve I I Berkeley Cal Cat also four grandchildren grandchildren grandchildren grand grand- I children and three great grand children |