Ted Allen Clark, 89, of Central, Ariz., died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004.
He was born on May 8, 1914, in Dickens County, Texas, to Ben and Alice West Clark.
He grew up in Texas and New Mexico. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1932 and from West Texas State University in Canyon in 1935. He married Mamie N. Fraze on Oct. 12, 1935. After his retirement in 1977, he pursued his love of music, especially, old-time fiddle music. He competed in, judged and accompanied others in many fiddle contest in New Mexico, Arizona and Idaho. In 1980 he was the Old Time Fiddler State Champion of Arizona, family members said. He was inducted into the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 1994. He married Shirley L. Coke on May 18, 1983.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Jane; a brother, Roy; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Virginia Wales (and husband, Johnny) of Mertzon, Texas, Barbara Weidner (Allen) and Susan Hendershot (Haskel), all of Gonzales, Texas; four sons, Joe Clark (Linda) of Cottonwood, Calif., Ben Clark (Carol) of Oroville, Calif. and Tom Clark (Karen) and Mike Clark (Ann), all of Rogers; a sister, Dora Dean Evans of Roswell; a brother, Gebo Clark of Amarillo; 21 grandchildren; four step-children, David Perkins (Stacey), Nancy Payne, Annette Slade (Joe) and Russell Perkins; 16 step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
He was buried at Central Cemetery in Central, Ariz.
Pallbearers were Joe, Ben, Tom and Mike Clark and David and Russell Perkins.
Arrangements were by Caldwell Funeral Home of Safford, Ariz.
He was born on May 8, 1914, in Dickens County, Texas, to Ben and Alice West Clark.
He grew up in Texas and New Mexico. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1932 and from West Texas State University in Canyon in 1935. He married Mamie N. Fraze on Oct. 12, 1935. After his retirement in 1977, he pursued his love of music, especially, old-time fiddle music. He competed in, judged and accompanied others in many fiddle contest in New Mexico, Arizona and Idaho. In 1980 he was the Old Time Fiddler State Champion of Arizona, family members said. He was inducted into the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 1994. He married Shirley L. Coke on May 18, 1983.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Jane; a brother, Roy; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Virginia Wales (and husband, Johnny) of Mertzon, Texas, Barbara Weidner (Allen) and Susan Hendershot (Haskel), all of Gonzales, Texas; four sons, Joe Clark (Linda) of Cottonwood, Calif., Ben Clark (Carol) of Oroville, Calif. and Tom Clark (Karen) and Mike Clark (Ann), all of Rogers; a sister, Dora Dean Evans of Roswell; a brother, Gebo Clark of Amarillo; 21 grandchildren; four step-children, David Perkins (Stacey), Nancy Payne, Annette Slade (Joe) and Russell Perkins; 16 step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
He was buried at Central Cemetery in Central, Ariz.
Pallbearers were Joe, Ben, Tom and Mike Clark and David and Russell Perkins.
Arrangements were by Caldwell Funeral Home of Safford, Ariz.
Ted Allen Clark, 89, of Central, Ariz., died Friday, Jan. 30, 2004.
He was born on May 8, 1914, in Dickens County, Texas, to Ben and Alice West Clark.
He grew up in Texas and New Mexico. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1932 and from West Texas State University in Canyon in 1935. He married Mamie N. Fraze on Oct. 12, 1935. After his retirement in 1977, he pursued his love of music, especially, old-time fiddle music. He competed in, judged and accompanied others in many fiddle contest in New Mexico, Arizona and Idaho. In 1980 he was the Old Time Fiddler State Champion of Arizona, family members said. He was inducted into the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 1994. He married Shirley L. Coke on May 18, 1983.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Jane; a brother, Roy; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Virginia Wales (and husband, Johnny) of Mertzon, Texas, Barbara Weidner (Allen) and Susan Hendershot (Haskel), all of Gonzales, Texas; four sons, Joe Clark (Linda) of Cottonwood, Calif., Ben Clark (Carol) of Oroville, Calif. and Tom Clark (Karen) and Mike Clark (Ann), all of Rogers; a sister, Dora Dean Evans of Roswell; a brother, Gebo Clark of Amarillo; 21 grandchildren; four step-children, David Perkins (Stacey), Nancy Payne, Annette Slade (Joe) and Russell Perkins; 16 step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
He was buried at Central Cemetery in Central, Ariz.
Pallbearers were Joe, Ben, Tom and Mike Clark and David and Russell Perkins.
Arrangements were by Caldwell Funeral Home of Safford, Ariz.
He was born on May 8, 1914, in Dickens County, Texas, to Ben and Alice West Clark.
He grew up in Texas and New Mexico. He graduated from Rogers High School in 1932 and from West Texas State University in Canyon in 1935. He married Mamie N. Fraze on Oct. 12, 1935. After his retirement in 1977, he pursued his love of music, especially, old-time fiddle music. He competed in, judged and accompanied others in many fiddle contest in New Mexico, Arizona and Idaho. In 1980 he was the Old Time Fiddler State Champion of Arizona, family members said. He was inducted into the New Mexico Old Time Fiddlers Hall of Fame in 1994. He married Shirley L. Coke on May 18, 1983.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Jane; a brother, Roy; and two grandchildren.
Survivors include his wife; three daughters, Virginia Wales (and husband, Johnny) of Mertzon, Texas, Barbara Weidner (Allen) and Susan Hendershot (Haskel), all of Gonzales, Texas; four sons, Joe Clark (Linda) of Cottonwood, Calif., Ben Clark (Carol) of Oroville, Calif. and Tom Clark (Karen) and Mike Clark (Ann), all of Rogers; a sister, Dora Dean Evans of Roswell; a brother, Gebo Clark of Amarillo; 21 grandchildren; four step-children, David Perkins (Stacey), Nancy Payne, Annette Slade (Joe) and Russell Perkins; 16 step-grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
He was buried at Central Cemetery in Central, Ariz.
Pallbearers were Joe, Ben, Tom and Mike Clark and David and Russell Perkins.
Arrangements were by Caldwell Funeral Home of Safford, Ariz.
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