TERREBONNE and LAFOURCHE Parishes, La.

OBITUARIY for WILLIAMS, CLARK THOMAS   

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan

Published in Houma Today & The Daily Comet from August 27 to August 28, 2013

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WILLIAMS, CLARK THOMAS 

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Clark Thomas Williams, 50, of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Salina, Kan., and 
raised in Houma, died Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, after a year long battle with 
non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the brain. He died at home, with his wife at his side. 

He was born in Houma, Dec. 4, 1962, the third son of Rudolph M. and Maxine 
Funderburk Williams.

Memorial services will be held at later dates in Rogers, Ark., Salina, Kan., 
and Houma. Details will be available on his caringbridge.org website, or 
bentoncountyfuneralhome.com. 

He is survived by his wife, Kate; two brothers, David Williams, of Annapolis, 
Md., and John Williams, of Houma; one sister, Madelyn Williams, of New York, 
N.Y.; two nephews; two step-sons; and a grandson.

He was preceded in death by both his parents.

Clark grew up in Houma, but lived around the country. In New Orleans, Hawaii, 
Austin, Texas, New York City, and then Salina, Kan. He and his wife, Kate, 
moved to Rogers, Ark., in August 2011, after he retired from a career in the 
music industry. There was nobody in the industry with a better ear. He was 
gifted in the way that he could listen to music. He was better than anyone at 
diagnosing what sounded good or bad and why. He made a major contribution to 
the industry with co-production of The Ultimate Analogue Test LP, a record that 
has become the industry standard and won numerous awards.

He had many other passions: cars, guns, hunting, investments, kayaking, 
fishing, mountain biking, fine watches and whiskey. He was a folk art 
collector, in short, a Renaissance man, who was also a big kid. He loved what 
he did, loved to "play with" people, and managed to make anything he did, fun. 

He will be sorely missed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Nature Conservancy, 
Hobbs State Park, Heifer International, or a charity of the donor's choice .

Benton County Funeral Home in Rogers, Ark., is in charge of arrangements. 

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