Mr. Charles Lynn "Sonny" Clark, age 73, of Forrest City, died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2001, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City.
Mr. Clark, born Oct. 11, 1927, in St. Francis County, was the son of George Oscar Clark and Dewey Miranda Taylor Clark. He lived in St. Francis County all of his life, and was an employee of the Forrest City Police Department from 1962 to 1967. He was retired from Airtherm, and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene.
In 1985 Mr. Clark married Lavonne Brock, and she survives him along with two daughters, Linda Thweatt of Forrest City and Yvonne Stidham of Bald Knob; three step-sons, Bruce Thompson of Indiana, Gary Thompson of Michigan and John Thompson of Washington; a step-daughter, Carol Jean Cates of Indiana; two brothers, George Clark of Hazen and Clyde Clark of Forrest City; a sister, Louise Schasteen of Arizona; five grandchildren; 10 step-grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Mr. Clark will be held Thursday, Aug. 23, 2001, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services for Mr. Clark will be held Friday, Aug. 24, 2001, at 2 p.m. in the Chapel of Stevens Funeral Home with burial to follow in Forrest Park Cemetery under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.