- Victor William Clark
The community was saddened by the sudden passing of Victor William Clark on Thursday, October 16 as the result of an automobile accident.
Born near Maberly on Nov. 24, 1921, he was the son of Holmes Clark and his wife Viola Miller. Most of his life was spent in this area except for a time he worked in the mines at Timmins and later was employed at Thompson's Motors in Weyburn, Sask. Teturning to this vicinity in 1952, he, with his father and brother, operated Clark's Sales and Service Garaage at maberly until 1967 when he entered the employ of the Ontario Department of Transport.
On Sept. 12, 1946, he was married to Lorraine Fleming from Brooking, Sask. Left to mourn the loss of a loving and kind husband and father are his wife, two daughters and two sons: Candice of Kingston, Janice of Oshawa, Jack and Jim at home. Also surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Home Clark of Maberly; one sister, Betty, Mrs Art Moore of Dunnville, and one brother, Miller of Maberly.
The funeral was held from Morrow Funeral Home on Monday, October 20 to Maberly United Church, of which the decesed had been a member. The minister, Rev. G. Apps, officiated, assisted by Rev. R. Smeaton, of Seeley's Bay. Interment was in Laidley's Cemetery, Maberly.
Eighteen fellow members of the Ontario Department of Transport formed a Guard of Honour. Acting pallbearers were Alf Johnson, George Kent,Ronald Larmon, Harry Moore, Stuart Munro and Joe Perkins.
Friends from a distance attended from Radville and Weybourn, Sask., Quebec, Oshawa, Toronto and several other Ontario centres.
The large number who paid their respects at the funeral home, numerous floral tributes and messages of sympathy received gave evidence of the high esteem in which Vic was held.
The Perth Courier
Perth, Ontario, Canada
20 November 1969, pg, 16.
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1921 - 1969 (47 years)
