Earl W. Clark

Born in Harriman, TN, Mr. Earl retired to Elizabethtown after 22 years of service in the U.S. Army serving in both the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He was a member of First Christian Church since 1973 where he cooked many meals, was a greeter and on the benevolent committee, served on the Board of Trustees and was a Sunday School Superintendent. He was a former water plant manager for the City of Elizabethtown and Hardin County, a dedicated Mason of 50 years for Morrison Lodge #76 where he earned his Scottish Rite. Mr. Earl was a member of the Elizabethtown Mission Team, a Kentucky Colonel, and a board member at White Mills Christian Camp.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert F. and Ethel Nelson Clark; five brothers and three sisters.

He is survived by his wife, Margaret Clark; a son, Scott (Julie) Clark of Elizabethtown; two daughters, Sheila (Mike) Robey and Karen (John) Chenault all of Elizabethtown; a brother, Burl (Judy) Clark of Arkansas; a sister, Dorothy Wright of Tennessee; two half sisters, Brenda Ladd, and Emma Hill all of Tennessee; two sisters-in-law, Rose Mary Clark of Illinois and June Clark of Ohio; six grandchildren, Jonathan Chenault, Rachel Bauer, Randi Wells, Jonah Robey, Cara Clark, and Casen Clark; nine great grandchildren, Micah, McKenna, Madelyn, and Mason Chenault, Caleb and Lauren Bauer, Connor Robey, and Henry and Alice Wells; and numerous nieces and nephews.

There will be a Celebration of Life at 2 p.m. Monday at First Christian Church with Bro. Chris Kiger officiating. Burial will follow in Hardin Memorial Park.

Visitation is from 2-6 p.m. Sunday at Brown Funeral Home and continues after 12 p.m. Monday at the church.

There will be a Masonic Service at 5:45 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to White Mills Christian Camp or First Christian Church Building Fund.

Condolences may be expressed online at www.brownfuneral.com.