Flarice Angeline Clark May 28, 1919-January 11, 2014
Widow of James Orville Clark
Parents: John Franklin and Etta Ann Webb Clark
Grandparents: Dr. William Fielding and Angeline Sanders Clark and Thomas Vincent and Adeline Guin Webb. All Deceased
Preceded in death by: Husband, James Orville Clark, parents, grandparents, son Edward Keith Clark, granddaughter Anita Glynn Ritchie, son-in-law Harold Dean Ritchie Sisters: Mittie Lucretia Clark, Mary Magdalene (Madie) Nichols, Willie Chloe McRight, Brothers: Worth McKenzie Clark, William Largus Clark, Erie Floyd Clark, Roy Vincent Clark, Edward Carmack Clark, John Webster Clark, Wesley Fielding Clark, Gaston Ray Clark
Survived by: Children: Emily Anita Clark Ritchie (Hamilton, AL), Franklin Dwight Clark (Betty Easter) (Southside, AL), Minnie Joan Clark Mann (Murfreesboro, TN). Sisters: Ruby Pauline McRight, Hamilton, Alabama, and Sarah Louise Ulmer, Creve Coeur, Illinois Grandchildren: Malcolm Dean Ritchie (Sandra), Terry Stephen Clark, Rodney Kelly Clark, Sarah Frances Clark Hardy, Elana Ann Mann Leonard, Mayma Gene Mann Kirby, Hilary Clark Mann Camphouse Great Grandchildren: James Daniel Ritchie, Sarah Rebecca Ritchie Rutherford, Joshua Dean Ritchie, Meghan Leah Ritchie, James Stephen Clark, Jessica Diane Clark, Andrew Clark, Daniel Clark, Mitchell Douglas Kirby, Kathryn Glynn Kirby, John Thomas Leonard, Patrick Daniel Leonard. Great Great Grandchildren: Kensley Faith Rutherford
Flarice, one of fourteen children, grew up in the Fulton Bridge Community on a farm located in the Bend of the River. A busy farm family in which each child had a job and duty was organized by Mama Ett. Papa John directed the large farm’s operation. Their home was the scene of many gatherings….often entertaining many from the surrounding area. It was filled with music as Mama Ett was an accomplished shaped-note singer and Papa John treated the family to fiddle tunes during the evenings. Both passed her love of music on to all her children.
Flarice married James Orville Clark at age 19, he was 25. They were married 52 years and taught their children the value of a good name and hard work. Flarice loved the outdoors and gardening. She will be remembered for the quilts, dolls, bonnets, and pot holders she created and gave to her children and grandchildren over the years. Flarice worked for Munsingwear Corporation and Toll Gate Garment Company, retiring there in 1981. She was a member of the Hamilton Church of Christ.
