Earl Brown Clark, Jr. Obituary (1928

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Earl Brown Clark, Jr. Mr. Earl Brown Clark, Jr., age 91, of Canaan, Indiana entered this life on October 9, 1928 in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the loving son of the late Earl Brown, Sr. and Esther Daniel Clark but was raised by his grandmother Elizabeth Clark. He received his degree in 1945 in St. Petersburg, Florida and in October of the same year enlisted into the Merchant Marines. He served as a merchant seaman during World War II as a firefighter. He was honorably discharged in 1948. He married the love of his life, Betty "Louise" McKinstry, on June 19, 1948 in Montgomery, Alabama. This happy union of sixty-one and one half years was blessed with a son, Rick, and a daughter, Sandra. They did everything together and never missed going out dancing whenever he was home on the weekends. He was an over-the-road truck driver, beginning his career in Birmingham, Alabama. He then worked at Dill Pickle Production in Montgomery for five years. He moved his family to Louisville, Kentucky in 1963 and retired from Bremen Biscuit at Standiford Field in Louisville after twenty-two years. After he retired, Earl and Louise worked together making woodcraft and handcrafted items and traveled to flea markets and craft shows for a few years. The couple moved to the Canaan community in 2007 to be near their son and his family. His friends jokingly and lovingly called Earl the "Mayor of Canaan." He was of the Methodist faith and enjoyed socializing, visiting, drinking Kentucky Tavern Bourbon, smoking cigars and watching Alabama football. He loved spending time with his family. Earl died on Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 2:10 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana with his loving family at his side. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Earl will be missed by his loving son, Richard E. Clark and his wife Kathy of Canaan, Indiana; his daughter, Sandra Smith and her husband Steve of Madison, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Bristy (Marvin), Matt (Tiffany), and Abby; his adoring great-grandchildren, Avalon, Dane, Maci, and Wayde; and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Earl Brown Clark, Sr., his mother, Esther Daniel Clark, his grandmother who raised him, Elizabeth Clark, his brother, Jimmy Clark, and his wife of 61 1/2 years, Betty "Louise" McKinstry Clark, died December 6, 2009. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, January 9, 2020, at 7:00 p.m., by Pastor Ed Roberts and Pastor Rod Asher at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Entombment will follow Friday at 11:00 a.m. at the Louisville Memorial Gardens West, 4400 Dixie Highway in Louisville, Kentucky. VISITATION Friends may visit Thursday from 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSA final salute will be conducted on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. by Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion with full honors to follow. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Canaan Volunteer Fire Department and the First Responders. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre's of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Earl Brown Clark, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.