Bruce Averell Clark, Carroll Co., AR Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Kay Blanton . ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ unnamed newspaper, Desert Hot Springs, CA, February 1961 SERVICES HELD HERE TODAY FOR BRUCE CLARK, 61 Funeral services for Bruce Averell Clark, 61, 16th and West Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, were conducted at noon today from the Wiefels and Son Chapel with members of the Christian Science Church in charge. Clark died at 2:40 a.m. Friday at his home following an illness of several months duration. A native of Eureka Springs, Ark., he was a resident for a month and a half. He was employed as a storekeeper at the U. S. Navy Yard in San Diego. Clark was a member of the [illegible] and A. M. Lodge 620 of Point Loma and of North Island Craftsman and O.B.S. Point Loma Chapter 490. [Additional information by submitter: Bruce is my relation. This obituary was sent to me from the Weifels and Son Chapel in Desert Hot Springs, CA. Bruce's date of birth is Nov. 4, 1899. His date of death is Feb. 10, 1961. -- Kay] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ unnamed newspaper, Desert Hot Springs, CA, 14 February 1961 BRUCE CLARK SERVICES HELD PALM SPRINGS - Funeral services for Bruce Averell Clark, 61, of 16th and West, Desert Hot Springs, who died Friday at his home, were held yesterday at Wiefels and Son Chapel. Burial was in Desert Memorial Park. A native of Eureka Springs, Ark., he had lived 21 years in California and recently came to this area. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Helen Clark. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [Abstract of death certificate of Bruce Averell Clark] BRUCE AVERELL CLARK b. Nov. 4, 1899, Eureka Springs, Carroll Co., AR SSN: 442-05-9290 d. Feb. 10, 1961, Desert Hot Springs, Riverside Co., CA Father: Ellwood Clark, b. PA Mother: Lucy, b. IN Occupation: Storekeeper 18 yrs. Employer: U. S. Government U. S. Navy Yard Never served in any U. S. Service. Married: Helen Bliss Clark, housewife Residence: 16th & West Avenue, Desert Hot Springs, Riverside Co., California Length of stay in county of death: 1-1/2 months Length of stay in California: 21 years Informant: Wife Burial: Feb. 13, 1961 Cemetery: Desert Memorial Park Funeral Directors: Wiefels & Son, Palm Springs Cause of Death: Carcinomatosis, 2 Months; Carcinoma of the ampulla opates, 4 Months [Additional information by submitter: This certificate was sent to me from Wiefels and Son Chapel. Bruce is my relation. -- Kay] ------------------------------------------------------------------------