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Clark E. Welch
| Clark E. Welch | Clark E. Welch, 78, widower of Betty Overton Welch, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Oakdale Nursing Home, under hospice care in Searcy. |
He was a lifelong resident of Mississippi County as a retired mechanic and farm foreman.
| His wife and family were his life and they are what he lived for. He was very proud of them all. He loved family gatherings and holidays, including running to the store for those last-minute things Mom needed for cooking. He loved fishing with his kids, or for him, it was just baiting hooks, over and over. He could fix anything with a motor. He has probably worked on every John Deere tractor in Mississippi County and every lawn mower in Blytheville. He worked at John Deere for over 30 years, at the Blytheville, Osceola and Monette locations. He owned auto garages in Gosnell and Blytheville and was a farm foreman for 10 years. He was a self-taught carpenter who remodeled his family's homes several times. He loved old Western movies, especially John Wayne. He loved his constant companion and dog, Maxie. He never met a stranger and was always considered a fair and honest businessman. He was also a people-watcher -- whether in his front yard or Walmart parking lot, he got a kick out of watching some of the things people would do. He was one of six children with two brothers and three sisters. |
He was a very devoted husband of 54 years to Betty, and a loving and wonderful provider for his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Gladys Welch of Mississippi.
He is survived by his three daughters and their spouses, Terry Diane and Wayne Jackson of Springfield, Missouri, Leane and Rocky Reed of Searcy and Kelly Louanne and James Kundert of Marmaduke;
Nine grandchildren, Angelia Reed-Razer, Michelle Johnson, Christopher Jackson, Johnny Reed, Douglas Jackson, Kayla Sims, Marissa Reed, Wesley Kundert and Lauren Kundert; and
Ten great-grandchildren, Tyler (Navy E-3 airman), Colby, Blake, Madison, Conner, Sadye, Alyssa, Kaiden, Aiden and Nathaniel
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Carney Funeral Home Chapel with his grandson, Christopher Jackson, officiating. Family visitation will be 12:30-1 p.m., and public visitation will be 1-2 p.m. Burial will be in Carney Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandchildren and great-grandchildren
Condolences may be offered at www.carneyfuneralhome.com.