Ralph Landon Clark, 70, of Yawkey, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 24, 2006 at Hubbard Hospice House after a short illness.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 49 years, Grace; his parents, Oral and Dona; his brothers, Harold, Tommy and Jackie Gene; and his nephew, Stephen Clark.
He was a member of Sycamore Grove Missionary Baptist Church and the Masonic Lodge of Griffithsville. He was a retired truck driver, former owner of S&S Transport, and a former millwright at Carbide. During his retirement years, he enjoyed associating with old friends while working part time at what he considered his all-time favorite job, working at Curry Funeral Home. He was also a Sunday school teacher at Sycamore Grove for many years as well as being the choir leader.
He is survived by two daughters and their husbands, Shirley Hall and Ken of Alum Creek and Suzie Lawrence and Jimmy of Griffithsville; mother-in-law, Jewell Kessinger of Alkol; one brother and his wife, Ronnie Clark and Debbie of Alkol; three sisters and their husbands, Jean Newman and Bill of Alkol, Anna Lee Smith of Morrisvale, and JoAnn Wall and Jimmy of Alkol; three grandchildren, Ashlee Caldwell and husband, Kevin, Ja Lawrence and Jenna Hall; and two great grandchildren, Garrett Michael Caldwell and Abigale Grace Lawrence. A special thank you goes to his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law who always treated him as their own brother.
The service will be 1 p.m. Thursday, December 28, 2006 at Curry Funeral Home, Alum Creek, with Pastors Basil Hudson and Oshel Bell officiating. Burial with Masonic graveside rites will be in Orchard Hills Memory Gardens, Yawkey.
Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, December 27, 2006 at the funeral home.
Flowers are welcome or send contributions to the Hubbard Hospice House, 1001 Kennawa Drive, Charleston, WV 25311. A special thank you is extended to the entire staff at the Hubbard Hospice House for their sincere compassion and wonderful care.