Clark, Lyman 1891-1972

CLARK, JOHNSON, HAMILTON

Posted By: Linda Ewin Ziemann (email)
Date: 8/11/2003 at 20:46:45

Lyman Clark, 80, Funeral Rites set Saturday

Lyman C. Clark, 80, rural Merrill farmer and livestock feeder, died Wednesday afternoon at Floyd Valley hospital after he suffered an apparent heart attack while driving a pickup truck.

He was rushed by the Luken-Johnson ambulance to Floyd Valley hospital where he died a short time later. Patrolman Jack Bensley said Mr. Clark was going south on highway 75 two miles north of Hinton when the 1964 Ford pickup truck he was driving struck a bridge at 1:05 p.m.

Patrolman Jack Bensley said there were no skid marks and visibility was good. Mr. Clark suffered no visible injuries from the mishap. He remained in the wrecked pickup owned by Clark Brothers Construction Co. and was conscious, patrolman Bensley said.

Patrolman Bensley, who was assisted in the investigation by Sheriff Ed Guntren, said the pickup was a total loss. The death was not ruled as a traffic fatality since Mr. Clark suffered a heart attack, authorities said.

Funeral services will be held Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Merrill United Methodist church with Rev. J. L. Vallery officiating.

Burial will be in the Merrill Hillside cemetery under direction of the Mauer funeral home, LeMars.

Mr. Clark was semi-retired farmer and road construction contractor. He had farmed near Council Bluffs until moving to Plymouth county in 1928. He was associated with Clark Brothers Construction Co. until he began farming near Merrill in 1943.

He was born Nov. 15, 1891, at Macedonia, a son of the late John and Anna Kauker Clark. He married Ayleen Hamilton Feb. 20, 1936, at Sioux City. Mr. Clark was a member of the Merrill United Methodist church, Plymouth township trustee and president of the Merrill Hillside Cemetery Assn.

He was preceded in death by his parents; three brother, Harvey, George, and Vern and a sister, Mrs. Edna Aukland.

Survivors are his wife Ayleen of rural Merrill; a son, Larry of rural Merrill; a daughter, Mrs. Gerald ( Joan ) Johnson of rural Merrill; two brothers, Horace of Sioux City, Frank of Council Bluffs and a sister, Mrs. Ella Storm of Macedonia, and five grandchildren.

~source: LeMars Daily Sentinel of 02/09/1972.