Obit of Snell, Clark Davenport - Oklahoma County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Terri    23 Oct 2005
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Surnames: Snell, Carter, Martindale, Lewallen, Wiewel, Brown, Daugherty, 
          Claunch, Noland
from 1-31-2003 Examiner Enterprise

Clark D. Snell

Funeral service for Clark Davenport Snell will be held at 10:30 A.M. 
Saturday, February 1, 2003, at the Crossroads to Life Baptist Church. Rev. 
Chris Carter, pastor, will officiate. Arrangements are under direction of 
Binyon Funeral Home, Blanchard.


Clark was born the son of Jessie Lee Martindale Snell and Harold Franklin 
Snell on December 26, 1943, at Oklahoma City. He died Tuesday, January 28, 
2002, at his home in Blanchard. He married Sharon Ruth Lewallen on 
November 26, 1980, at Gainesville, Texas. He was reared in Oklahoma City. 

Clark attended Oklahoma University and University of Central Oklahoma 
where he received his bachelors degree in 1973. He completed his masters 
at Colorado College in 1976. Began mission work at the Jesus House of 
Oklahoma City in 1977. Later he moved to Bartlesville and opened the 
Bridge Bucy Street Mission for several years. He was best known for the 
children he cared for, housed, and raised. In all there was over 200 
children in his care. A total of eight children were adopted by Clark and 
his wife Sharon.

Clark was preceded in death by his father and two sisters, Susan Wiewel 
and Jane Brown.

Survivors include his wife Sharon of the home; children Steven Snell of 
St. Louis, Missouri, Jim Snell of Dallas, James Snell of Tulsa, Daniel 
Snell of Tahlequah, Jason, Beth, Brittany, and Amy Snell all of the home; 
mother Jessie Daugherty of Oklahoma City; sisters Mary Ruth Claunch of 
Oklahoma City and Lynn Noland of Oklahoma City; and nine grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Anthony Hospital Sister's 
Fund, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Interment will be in the Blanchard Cemetery under direction of the Binyon 
Funeral Home of Blanchard.
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