George H. Clark III (1930-2007)
CLARK, JONES, NEFF, SMITH, LUNDE, KIDDER
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 11/6/2007 at 17:54:30
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Sunday, November 4, 2007.
July 26, 1930-Nov. 1, 2007
George H. Clark III, 77, of Ames, died peacefully at home on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2007. Memorial services will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, at UCC Congregational in Ames with Dr. Stephen McDuff officiating.
George H. Clark III was born on July 26, 1930, in Ida Grove to George Harold and Ferne R. (Jones) Clark Jr. His family moved to Ames in 1940 when his father began work at the Iowa Highway Commission. He graduated from Ames High School in 1948. He attended the University of Iowa for two years before joining the U.S. Air Force and serving as a pilot. He flew in the Korean Conflict and retired as a Colonel after 32 years of service.
He married Nancy Ann Neff on Sept. 20, 1952, in Ames at the Congregational Church. He completed his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Iowa in June 1959. He joined his father's law practice in 1959 and continued until his retirement.
His memberships included the United Church of Christ Congregational of Ames, Kiwanis Club of Ames, Arcadia Lodge 249, York Rite, Ducks Unlimited, Izaak Walton League, Military Officer Association of America, American Legion Post 37, U.S. Air Force, Iowa Bar Association, Ames Historical Association, ISU Alumni Association, ISU Foundation, Bad Axe Land Owners Association and was a lifetime member of Anderson Lake Association and Ames Park and Recreation Commission.
He was passionate about his family, Bad Axe Lake in northern Minnesota, bird watching, nature conservancy, reading, ISU women's basketball and playing on his computer.
He is survived by his wife, Nancy Clark, of Ames; one daughter, Cynthia Neff Clark, of San Bernardino, Calif.; two sons, David George (Jean Wright) Clark and their children, Jonathan and Laura, of Bemidji, Minn., and Douglas Matthew (Suzanne Fitz) Clark and their children, Daniel, Jacob and Terrisa, of Ames; three sisters, Shirley Clark Smith, of Ryderwood, Wash., Suzanne Clark Lunde (Paul), of Ames, and Judith Gail (Robert) Kidder, of Kansas City, Mo., and a large extended family.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Camp Wilderness, Northern Lights Council, Boy Scouts of America, Council 429, Area 1, Central Region, 301 S. Seventh St., Fargo, ND 58103; United Church of Christ Congregational of Ames; or a memorial of the donor's choice.
Stevens Memorial Chapel of Ames is assisting George's family.
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