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Show Mrs. Jennie M. Clark Dies Suddenly In Omaha Friday of Heart Attack Relatives in St. George were advised ad-vised by wire Friday noon of the death of Mrs. Jennie M. Clark, in Omaha, Neb., where she has spent the past month with her daughter, Mrs. Warren J. Larsen. She died of sudden heart attack early Friday morning. Born in St. George, April 16, 1879, she was a daughter of John M. and Agnes Eliza Heyborn Mac-farlane Mac-farlane Her father was called to Dixie to instruct in and conduct con-duct the choir and vocal singing for St. George, coming early in 1862. Mrs. Clark was also prominent prom-inent as a vocalist during her younger life. She attended school in St. George and after completing complet-ing the high school work given (Continued on page eight) Mrs. Clark Funeral (Continued from first page) here, attended the Branch Norma! school in Cedar City, now knowr as the Branch Agricultural college She taught school in St. George for several years before her marriage mar-riage to Clarence M. Clark, Sept 10, 1903, in the St. George Temple. A year later she went with him to Ballimore remaining until he graduated as an M. D. They returned re-turned to St. George and later moved lo Cedar City where Dr. Clark was associated for many years in hospital practice with the late Menzies J. Macfarlane. Dr. Clark died Sept. 17, 1937, in Los Angeles, where he had gone for his health. After her husband's death, Mrs. Clark spent three years in St. George and has made her home in Los Angeles the past three years. She was spending the summer in Omaha with her daughter, Mrs. Larsen, when death came. Surviving are two daughters, Mi-s. Larsen of Omaha and Mrs. Clarence J. Anderson of Los Angeles, An-geles, (Mr. Anderson being a Major in military service), and two sons, Dr. C. M. Clark of Los Angeles, and Lieut. Walter M. Clark, dental surgeon in the U.S.! Naval service; five grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. Ann M. Shum-way, Shum-way, St. George; two brothers, R. U. Macfarlane, St. George, and E. H. Macfarlane of Cedar City; and the following half sisters and brothers: Mrs. John Benson, of Provo; Mrs. Earl Lester, Salt Lake City; William Macfarlane, Cedar City; S. A. Macfarlane and Hubert Hu-bert Macfarlane, both of Ogden. The body was brought to St. George for funeral services and burial. Funeral services for Mrs. Clark were held on Tuesday, June 29 at 5 p. m., in the St. George stake Tabernacle. Bishop James Andrus of the West ward presided with Maiben Ashby conducting the program. The entire rostrum was banked with floral offerings from the many relatives and friends of the deceased both here and else- ; where. Paul Thompson was organist and i accompanied the music numbers which included: Vocal trio, "My Peace, I Leave With Thee", Mrs. William E. Baker, Mrs. Arthur Paxman and Mrs. Harry S. Gen-' Gen-' try; violin solo, "That Old Re- train", Mrs. Ellis Everett; vocal solo, "Prayer Perfect", Mrs. Mack Jackson; and double mixed chorus, "Crossing the Bar", by Ray Whipple, Whip-ple, Wm. T. Morris Jr., Lenzi Sullivan, Sul-livan, Glenn Graff, Mrs. Pratt Miles, Mrs. William E. Baker, Mrs. Harry S. Gentry and Mrs. Arthur Paxman. In behalf of the former St. George stake Relief Society board of which Mrs. Clark was chorister for many years, Mrs. E. D. Seeg-miller Seeg-miller read a letter written by the president of the Beverly Hills, Calif., ward Relief Society, where Mrs. Clark has served in the same capacity for more than two years, this serving as a joint expression from the two organizations. W. W. McArthur Talks W. W. McArthur, life-long associate as-sociate of the family delivered the funeral sermon including the scriptural scrip-tural evidence of the creation of mankind and the Gospel plan of repentance and salvation as taught therein, saying, all -mankind are imperfect, but this Gospel of repentance re-pentance affords an opportunity for every individual to become a candidate for eternal life. The sermon on the Mount he quoted as an excellent measuring rod of life which will direct to all that is good, and said "Their children are a living tribute of parents' training". Mrs. Alma Nelson, girlhood companion com-panion and life-long associate, paid personal tribute to her friend and the family, relating many incidents inci-dents of their lives and eulogized the deceased for her rich contributions contri-butions in church and community with her singing and directing of music, her work as a school teacher, and her traits of true and unfailing friendship and correct cor-rect living, as also were those of her husband, Dr. Clarence M. C!lark. Prayers were by W. B. Mathis ind Vernon Worthen, and W. O. Bentley dedicated the grave in Jie St. George city cemetery. |