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     Ruby Marie Porter was buried at Copper Hill Church of the Brethren Cemetery, 8838 Floyd Hwy N. US Hwy 221, Copper Hill, Floyd Co., Virginia.^3,2 She was born on August 9, 1931 at Catawba, Roanoke Co., Virginia.^1,3,2 As of September 3, 1963,her married name was Holland.¹ She married Frank Howard Holland, son of Leander Albon Holland and Virginia Mary Underwood, on September 3, 1963 at Rustburg, Campbell Co., Virginia.^1,2 Ruby Marie Porter died on March 6, 1975 at Salem, Roanoke Co., Virginia, at age 43.^3,2

     William Alan Helmick was buried at Valley View Memorial Park, Hurricane, Putnam Co., West Virginia.¹ He was born on May 29, 1952.¹ He died on July 31, 1982 at age 30.¹

     His Social Security Number was 311-30-7333.¹ Edwin Pratt "Ed" Clark Jr. was buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery, 501 North Guadalupe Street, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Co., New Mexico.⁷ He was born on February 5, 1930 at Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan.^1,7,3 He married Marian R. Carmichael on December 20, 1956 at Bernalillo Co., New Mexico.^2,3 Edwin Pratt "Ed" Clark Jr. died on January 30, 2000 at Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., New Mexico, at age 69.^1,7,3 He Ed Clark, devoted husband, loving father, and talented musician, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 30, 2000. He was 69. Born Edwin P. Clark on February 5, 1930 in Detroit, he married Marian Carmichael on December 20, 1956. Ed and Marian were blessed with three children, Ralph, Kathy, and Phillip.Music was an integral part of Ed and Marian's marriage, and throughout their 43 years together Ed formed and participated in a number of choral and musical groups, among them the Ed Clark Singers. Ed's real passion, however, was to share his love of music with others, which he did until the very end. He and Marian spent their marriage sharing this passion with hundreds of students, being partners in vocation as well as in life. Ed was the type of teacher to take an active role in each of this student's lives, attending recitals and liberally offering words of encouragement. While Ed and Marian's students came to them for voice and music lessons, they went away with a love for both the art and the teachers.Ed is survived by his wife, Marian, of the home; sons, Ralph Clark, his wife, Vicki, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and their children: Phillip Clark and wife, Kim, of Phoenix, AZ; daughter, Kathy Clark Arellano, her husband, Ben, of Idaho Falls, ID, and their children; brother, Ron Clark and his wife, Sharon, of Danvers, MA, and their children. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Clark Foundation at any Bank of America location, to help students who share Ed and Marian's passion for music. Viewing will be held Wed., Feb. 2, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. N.E. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 3, at Northdale Baptist Church, 123 Osuna, NW (2nd and Osuna) with burial to follow at 1:00 p.m. in Santa Fe. on February 2, 2000.³

     His Social Security Number was 315-32-5147.³ Ronald Eugene Clark was born on April 30, 1936 at Wilmington, New Hanover Co., North Carolina.^2,3 He married Sharon Jackson circa 1959.⁴ Ronald Eugene Clark died on August 16, 2006 at Danvers, Essex Co., Massachusetts, at age 70.^3,4 He Ronald E. Clark, 70, of Danvers, died August 16, 2006, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House. He was the husband of Sharon (Jackson) Clark, with whom he had shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Wilmington, N.C., he was the son of the late Edwin and Katherine (Thornton) Clark. Mr. Clark received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Purdue University and a master's degree in divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry. He was an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Air Force. He served at Edwards AFB as an electrical engineer. Mr. Clark had been a resident of the North Shore since 1976 and a Danvers resident since 1983. In his service as a Unitarian Universalist minister, he first served as associate minister at the May Memorial Unitarian Universalist Society in Syracuse, N.Y., where he also served as a chaplain at Syracuse University. He then served as minister at the First Unitarian Church in Salt Lake City. For eight years, he had worked as a director of extension and then as director of church staff finances for the Unitarian Universalist Association in Boston. In 1978, Mr. Clark and his wife founded the Clark School. He served as the school's business manager, as well as the math and science teacher. He was a longtime member of the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church in Danvers. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his children and their spouses, Kristen and Ned Leone of Newbury, Kevin Clark and Deborah Raible of Seattle, Wash., and Jeffrey and Amy Clark of Beverly; five grandchildren, Christopher Leone, Nathan and Caleb Raible-Clark, and Aidan and Ronin Clark; and a sister-in-law, Marian Clark of New Mexico. He was also the brother of the late Edwin P. Clark Jr. A memorial service will be held Sunday, October 1, at 1:30 p.m. at the Northshore Unitarian Universalist Church, 323 Locust St., Danvers. Arrangements are by C.R. Lyons & Sons, Funeral Directors of Danvers. on August 24, 2006.⁴