Married to Janet Lee (Ruppe) Clark
Married on March. 16, 1951
Children:
Brenda,
Douglas,
LeAnne,
Marie,
Gordon,
Curtis.
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Alan C. Clark, 77, of Rexburg, died March 21, 2006, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 15 1928 in Georgetown, the son of Walter E. and Violet Christensen Clark.
His mother died when he was 2; his father married Lelia Willet Clark, and she assumed the role of being his mother for the rest of her life.
Alan worked on the family farm before and during his college training. He earned a bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University and a master's of education and doctorate degrees from the University of Utah.
He married Janet Ruppe, March 16, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He chose to be an educator and taught at the sixth grade, junior high school, high school, college, and university levels. In 1964, he was hired by Ricks College as a mathematics professor. Four years later, he was named to be the first Director of Institutional Research at the college.
He retired in 1994. He served as a member of the Madison County Community 4-H Council, as president of the Rexburg Kiwanis Club, and as president of the Upper Snake River Valley Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers.
Alan was well-known for the bow ties he made and wore, pitching softball, and for his competitive running when he was younger.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young man he served a mission to Nova Scotia, Canada.
After his retirement, he and his wife served two missions to England.
Church callings he held include bishop, ward and stake clerks, executive secretary to a regional representative, Scoutmaster and teacher.
He and his wife served for 18 years as ordinance workers in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
Alan is survived by his wife, Janet of Rexburg; and children, Brenda (Tom) Sederberg of Orem, Utah, Doug (Michelle Thacheray) Clark of San Antonio, LeAnne (Ron) Bunn of Nicholasville, Ky., Marie (Brad) Ritchie of Idaho Falls, Gordon (Lisa George) Clark of Mansfield, Ohio and Curtis (Karla Henderson) Clark of Idaho Falls; 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; siblings, Wayne (Colleen Clark) Clark of Provo, Utah, Glenn (Cynthia Facer) Clark of London, England, Owen (Barbara Shaw) Clark of Seattle, Nolan Clark of Claremont, Calif., Gladys (Jim) Farmer serving a mission in London, England, and Virgil (Shauna Skinner) Clark of Gilbert, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his three parents, a sister-in-law, and a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rexburg East Stake Center by Bishop John Ivers.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and from 1-1:45 p.m. prior to services.
Burial will be in the Rexburg Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Snow Society at BYU-I are suggested.
Married on March. 16, 1951
Children:
Brenda,
Douglas,
LeAnne,
Marie,
Gordon,
Curtis.
****************************************
Alan C. Clark, 77, of Rexburg, died March 21, 2006, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 15 1928 in Georgetown, the son of Walter E. and Violet Christensen Clark.
His mother died when he was 2; his father married Lelia Willet Clark, and she assumed the role of being his mother for the rest of her life.
Alan worked on the family farm before and during his college training. He earned a bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University and a master's of education and doctorate degrees from the University of Utah.
He married Janet Ruppe, March 16, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He chose to be an educator and taught at the sixth grade, junior high school, high school, college, and university levels. In 1964, he was hired by Ricks College as a mathematics professor. Four years later, he was named to be the first Director of Institutional Research at the college.
He retired in 1994. He served as a member of the Madison County Community 4-H Council, as president of the Rexburg Kiwanis Club, and as president of the Upper Snake River Valley Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers.
Alan was well-known for the bow ties he made and wore, pitching softball, and for his competitive running when he was younger.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young man he served a mission to Nova Scotia, Canada.
After his retirement, he and his wife served two missions to England.
Church callings he held include bishop, ward and stake clerks, executive secretary to a regional representative, Scoutmaster and teacher.
He and his wife served for 18 years as ordinance workers in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
Alan is survived by his wife, Janet of Rexburg; and children, Brenda (Tom) Sederberg of Orem, Utah, Doug (Michelle Thacheray) Clark of San Antonio, LeAnne (Ron) Bunn of Nicholasville, Ky., Marie (Brad) Ritchie of Idaho Falls, Gordon (Lisa George) Clark of Mansfield, Ohio and Curtis (Karla Henderson) Clark of Idaho Falls; 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; siblings, Wayne (Colleen Clark) Clark of Provo, Utah, Glenn (Cynthia Facer) Clark of London, England, Owen (Barbara Shaw) Clark of Seattle, Nolan Clark of Claremont, Calif., Gladys (Jim) Farmer serving a mission in London, England, and Virgil (Shauna Skinner) Clark of Gilbert, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his three parents, a sister-in-law, and a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rexburg East Stake Center by Bishop John Ivers.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and from 1-1:45 p.m. prior to services.
Burial will be in the Rexburg Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Snow Society at BYU-I are suggested.
Married to Janet Lee (Ruppe) Clark
Married on March. 16, 1951
Children:
Brenda,
Douglas,
LeAnne,
Marie,
Gordon,
Curtis.
****************************************
Alan C. Clark, 77, of Rexburg, died March 21, 2006, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 15 1928 in Georgetown, the son of Walter E. and Violet Christensen Clark.
His mother died when he was 2; his father married Lelia Willet Clark, and she assumed the role of being his mother for the rest of her life.
Alan worked on the family farm before and during his college training. He earned a bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University and a master's of education and doctorate degrees from the University of Utah.
He married Janet Ruppe, March 16, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He chose to be an educator and taught at the sixth grade, junior high school, high school, college, and university levels. In 1964, he was hired by Ricks College as a mathematics professor. Four years later, he was named to be the first Director of Institutional Research at the college.
He retired in 1994. He served as a member of the Madison County Community 4-H Council, as president of the Rexburg Kiwanis Club, and as president of the Upper Snake River Valley Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers.
Alan was well-known for the bow ties he made and wore, pitching softball, and for his competitive running when he was younger.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young man he served a mission to Nova Scotia, Canada.
After his retirement, he and his wife served two missions to England.
Church callings he held include bishop, ward and stake clerks, executive secretary to a regional representative, Scoutmaster and teacher.
He and his wife served for 18 years as ordinance workers in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
Alan is survived by his wife, Janet of Rexburg; and children, Brenda (Tom) Sederberg of Orem, Utah, Doug (Michelle Thacheray) Clark of San Antonio, LeAnne (Ron) Bunn of Nicholasville, Ky., Marie (Brad) Ritchie of Idaho Falls, Gordon (Lisa George) Clark of Mansfield, Ohio and Curtis (Karla Henderson) Clark of Idaho Falls; 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; siblings, Wayne (Colleen Clark) Clark of Provo, Utah, Glenn (Cynthia Facer) Clark of London, England, Owen (Barbara Shaw) Clark of Seattle, Nolan Clark of Claremont, Calif., Gladys (Jim) Farmer serving a mission in London, England, and Virgil (Shauna Skinner) Clark of Gilbert, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his three parents, a sister-in-law, and a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rexburg East Stake Center by Bishop John Ivers.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and from 1-1:45 p.m. prior to services.
Burial will be in the Rexburg Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Snow Society at BYU-I are suggested.
Married on March. 16, 1951
Children:
Brenda,
Douglas,
LeAnne,
Marie,
Gordon,
Curtis.
****************************************
Alan C. Clark, 77, of Rexburg, died March 21, 2006, at his home of cancer.
He was born July 15 1928 in Georgetown, the son of Walter E. and Violet Christensen Clark.
His mother died when he was 2; his father married Lelia Willet Clark, and she assumed the role of being his mother for the rest of her life.
Alan worked on the family farm before and during his college training. He earned a bachelor's degree at Brigham Young University and a master's of education and doctorate degrees from the University of Utah.
He married Janet Ruppe, March 16, 1951 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He chose to be an educator and taught at the sixth grade, junior high school, high school, college, and university levels. In 1964, he was hired by Ricks College as a mathematics professor. Four years later, he was named to be the first Director of Institutional Research at the college.
He retired in 1994. He served as a member of the Madison County Community 4-H Council, as president of the Rexburg Kiwanis Club, and as president of the Upper Snake River Valley Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers.
Alan was well-known for the bow ties he made and wore, pitching softball, and for his competitive running when he was younger.
He was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As a young man he served a mission to Nova Scotia, Canada.
After his retirement, he and his wife served two missions to England.
Church callings he held include bishop, ward and stake clerks, executive secretary to a regional representative, Scoutmaster and teacher.
He and his wife served for 18 years as ordinance workers in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple.
Alan is survived by his wife, Janet of Rexburg; and children, Brenda (Tom) Sederberg of Orem, Utah, Doug (Michelle Thacheray) Clark of San Antonio, LeAnne (Ron) Bunn of Nicholasville, Ky., Marie (Brad) Ritchie of Idaho Falls, Gordon (Lisa George) Clark of Mansfield, Ohio and Curtis (Karla Henderson) Clark of Idaho Falls; 27 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; siblings, Wayne (Colleen Clark) Clark of Provo, Utah, Glenn (Cynthia Facer) Clark of London, England, Owen (Barbara Shaw) Clark of Seattle, Nolan Clark of Claremont, Calif., Gladys (Jim) Farmer serving a mission in London, England, and Virgil (Shauna Skinner) Clark of Gilbert, Ariz.
He was preceded in death by his three parents, a sister-in-law, and a granddaughter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Rexburg East Stake Center by Bishop John Ivers.
The family will receive friends Friday from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Flamm Funeral Home in Rexburg and from 1-1:45 p.m. prior to services.
Burial will be in the Rexburg Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Snow Society at BYU-I are suggested.
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