Obituaries: Clarence Lee Dark, 1934, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: August 2, 1934 Winn Parish Enterprise News-American

Clarence Dark Dies Suddenly At His Home Here

Funeral Services Held On Thursday; Interment In Local Cemetery

Clarence Lee Dark, age 42 years, 4 months and 26 days, died suddenly at his
home here Wednesday afternoon, August 1, 1934, while he was preparing to go to
work, following his noon-day nap.  Mr. Dark, although in ill health for
several years, and under the care of physicians, had continued his work as an
employee of the Louisiana highway department and as a member of the police
jury from Ward One.

Mr. Dark was a member of a prominent family in Winn Parish.  He was born and
reared in the Gaars Mill Community.  When a young man he came to Winnfield
where he married Miss Eugenia Sowers to which union four children were born,
Charles, Donald, Jean Claire, and Carrie, all of whom survive.  He also is
survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Dark of Gaars Mill; three sisters,
Mrs. D. E. Sikes and Mrs. Leona Sowers, Winnfield, Mrs. Roy Sanders, Calvin, 
and seven brothers, J. E. Dark, Woodrow, Lyndon, Z. T., and Shelby, Gaars
Mill; Dewitt Dark, Ruston, and Ross Dark of Columbia.

The deceased was a member of the First Baptist Church of Winnfield, having
become affiliated with this denomination when a youth.

Funeral services were held Thursday at 4 o'clock at the home on West Main
Street.  The Rev. B. C. Land, pastor First Baptist Church, Rev. Alwin Stokes,
pastor of Presbyterian Church, and Rev. Ellis Smith, pastor First Methodist
Church had charge of the last rites.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Active pallbearers were F. E. Welch, Bruce Smith, Earl Hughes, Ben Trahan,
Bill Halstead, W. P. McIlwain, Bill Wagner, F. W. Grigsby.  Honorary
pallbearers were E. C. Willis, R. F. Brewer, B. F. Allbritton, Jesse Temple,
E. G. Ferguson, M. L. Wyatt, R. B. Carter, Charlie Smith, P. F. Huddleston, C.
F. Walsworth, B. L. Anderson, B. W. Bailey, Warren Curry, Carl E. Kemmerly,
Bryant Sholars, W. W. Allen, Harry Fuller, Tom Fort, C. McGinty, P. K. Abel,
A. L. Smith, Ovey Trahan, Mac L. Branch, E. J. Byrnes, E. E. Long, W. M.
Sibley, J. I. Waller, D. C. Allen, and G. T. Andrews.