Harold B. Clark

Born Aug. 25, 1929 in Quincy, IL to George and Neva (Miller) Clark. They preceded him in death, along with his brother, Roger.

Surviving are six children, Edmund Clark, Sharon Forney, Joyce (Ralph) Syrcle, Linda (Bill) Salsman, Chuck (May) Clark, Deana (Adam) McCormick; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Dorothy (Gene) Purcell, Irene (Ron) Doyle and Sandy (John) Axcel.

Harold was a WWII Army Air Corps veteran. He owned and operated Clark Roofing and retired from the Rock Island Rail Road. He was a member of the Joseph Robbins Lodge #930 A.F. & A.M. in Bartonville. Harold was an avid gardener and pocket knife collector, having well over 1,000.

Funeral Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011 at Davison-Fulton Bartonville Chapel in Bartonville. Visitation will be one hour before services at the Chapel. Burial will be at Elmwood Twp. Cemetery in Elmwood, IL.

Memorials may be made to the Peoria County Meals on Wheels Program at the Central IL Agency on Aging, 700 Hamilton Blvd., Peoria, IL 61603, or Shiners Hospitals for Children.