Mildred Louise Clark, age 94, of Marion passed away early Thursday morning at Marion Manor Care Center where she had lived since 2006.
Born in Washington, Missouri on September 8, 1916 to Dr. Edward Kennedy Clark II and Mary Alpha (Hull) Clark, she lived in Missouri until she completed her second year of schooling.
She and her family then returned to Marion where she was a student at Pearl Street Elementary School. She later attended Central Junior High School and graduated with the class of 1934 from Harding High School.
Mildred started her business career as a clerk-stenographer in the district office of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and remained there until her retirement in 1973 completing twenty nine years of service to the company.
She was a life member of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and a former member of the Captain William Hendricks Chapter, DAR.
Mildred was preceded in death by her father in 1973, her mother in 1977, a brother in 1914 and her beloved sister; Mary K. Cummings in 2004.
She is survived by her close friends; Ron and Jo Gushwa and their daughter; Brenda Thompson who would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to Marion Manor for their excellent care and concern for Mildred.
A celebration of Mildred’s life will be held Sunday at 1:00 PM at the Hughes-Allen Funeral Home with Pastor Craig Lewis officiating. Private burial will be held at a later date. Friends may call Sunday from Noon until the time of service at the funeral home.
If desired, memorial contributions may be made to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Marion General Hospital Hospice or the Marion County Humane Society and expressions of sympathy may be sent directly to her family by logging onto www.hughesallen.com and opening her obituary.
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