DONALD LESLIE CLARKE went home to be with the Lord on January 1, 2011. He is preceded in death by daughter, Sheryl Barrett. Donald is survived by his loving wife of sixty years, Judy Clarke; daughters, Judy Cooley & husband Steve, Karen Gurley & husband Trey, Lori Williams & husband Bill; granddaughters, Joy Guadano, Christina Maldonado, Jill Barkwell & Michelle Phillips; 10 great grandchildren, & countless loving family and friends. Don was a member of First Baptist Church-Lewisville, Texas. Before moving to North Texas he served as an Ordained Deacon at Almeda Baptist Church &West University Baptist Church in Houston.
Visitation: 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 5, 2011 and Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m., Thursday, January 6, 2011, both will be held at Earthman Bellaire Funeral Home, 6700 Ferris. Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.