Obituaries:  Lowell C. Clark, 1998, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Deanna Simmons Hess, RR 9 Box 1548, Livingston, TX 77351
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From:  May 7, 1998 Houston Chronicle

LOWELL C. CLARK, born on August 15, 1914, in Winnfield, Louisiana and
former resident of Palestine (TX), went home to be with his Lord Jesus
on May 6, 1998.  Mr. Clark served in the Air Force for four years during
World War II, serving two tours of duty overseas.  He was a member of
the 20th Air Force in the Far Pacific.  Mr. Clark moved to Houston after
graduating from Palestine High School in 1932.  After the war, he worked
for W. Albert Lee Interests, which operated a chain of hotels and had
extensive estate holdings.  He became general manager of the company and
worked to add a radio station (KLEE AM) and television station to the
holdings.  KLEE-TV, the first television station in Houston, was sold to
former Governor Bill Hobby and the Houston Post in the late 1940s
becoming KPRC-TV.  He became administrator of the estate after Mr. Lee's
death in 1951.  He retired in 1979 as a member of the Benefits-Finance
Department of Tenneco, Inc. in Houston.  Mr. Clark was an ordained
Southern Baptist deacon and served his Houston church for many years as
treasurer.  Mr. Clark was preceded in death by his parents, Sam and
Alice Clark; sister, Velma Nevens and brother, Horace T. Clark, all of
Palestine.  He leaves his wife of 54 years, Martha Louise Archer Clark;
three daughters, Suzanne Webb and Cindy Craft of Houston and Leah
Carnagey of Alpine (TX), and a son, Tim Clark of Austin.  There are six
grandchildren: Michele Delia and Jerry Webb of Houston, Jenny Clark of
Austin, Tim Carnagey of Alpine and Logan and Spencer Craft of Houston. 
Mr. Clark is survived by two sisters: Clydia Biship and Faye Taylor of
Palestine.  Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m.  Saturday, May
9, 1998, in the Chapel of the J. B. Earthman-Tanglewood, 5740 San Felipe
at Bering.