Obituary
Oscar Clark
(January 21, 1927 - September 24,
2019)
Oscar Clark, 92 of Connellsville, PA,
formerly of Proctorville, OH and Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord
Jesus on Tuesday September 24, 2019 at his residence. Funeral services will
be held on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. at Beard Mortuary. Burial and Military
Rites by the Military and Army Honor Guard will follow at White Chapel
Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends after 11:00 a.m. He was
born January 21, 1927 in Holden, WV. He was the son of the late Leon and
Maudie (Collins) Clark. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death
by his wife Billie Clark; his son, Oscar H. Clark; three sisters and one
brother. He was a member of the Honorary Order of the Kentucky Colonels, a
member of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship Internal Huntington
Chapter 174 where he served as President and the National Director, and was
also a member of Christ Temple Church in Huntington, WV. Oscar retired from
the Huntington Fire Department, Company 2 with 30 years of service. He was
also a self-employed painter. As a veteran of World War II he served as a
Private First Class with the 829th Amphibian Truck Company DUKW (Duck
Boats), which was part of the 45th Infantry Division during the Operation
Dragoon, an assault that took place in Southern France in 1945. The 829th
was redeployed to Japan as part of the occupational force after their
surrender to Allied Forces. He remained there until his Honorable discharge
in 1946. His awards include, Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal, WWII Victory
Medal, Army Occupational Medal (Japan) and the Meritorious Unit
Commendation. Oscar is survived by his daughter-in-law and caregiver with
whom he resided with, Bertha Clark; children Jill Journell of Huntington,
WV, and Rick Hatfield and wife Debbie of Cincinnati, OH; grandchildren,
Stephen Clark and wife Valeta of Nokomis, FL, Rick Shepard of Huntington,
WV, Angela Clark and husband Jody of Uniontown, PA, Sean Clark of
Connellsville, PA, Jennifer Boyers and husband Chris of Cincinnati, OH, and
Ryan White of Chicago, IL; 14 great grandchildren; 4 great-great
grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and all his friends at Wendy’s.
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