Eva June Macklin 1920-2012

MACKLIN GODFREY CLARK

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/6/2012 at 14:30:15

Sioux City Journal
March 28, 2012

Eva June Macklin, 91, of Odessa, Texas, formerly of Sloan, passed away Monday, March 19, 2012, at Hospice House of Odessa.

Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Christ in Sloan, with Dr. Emery Killian officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Pender, Neb. Visitation will be 9:45 until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Rush Family Care Service in Onawa, Iowa. Condolences may be left online for the family at www.rushfamilycareservice.com.

Eva was born in Luverne, Minn., on Oct. 13, 1920, to the late Floyd M. Clark and Lillian Godfrey Clark. Eva was a graduate of Pender High School class of 1938. She continued her education at Wayne State Teacher's College and began her teaching career at a rural Pender school.

She was united in marriage to Elmer Macklin on May 16, 1946. The couple started their family while farming near Thurston, Neb., and in 1950 moved to the Salix, Iowa, area where they continued to farm. Eva completed a bachelor's degree in education from Morningside College. In 1958, Eva returned to teaching in Sloan and later pursued a degree in special education through the University of South Dakota. She had a passion for special education and received state and local recognition for her work. Eva served at Sioux City Public Schools until retiring in 1988. Elmer and Eva enjoyed 65 years of marriage.

Eva and her husband were active members of Salix Community Church and later of Sloan Congregational Church. She taught Sunday School and served in various leadership positions. They appreciated the work of all of the area churches and hosted an annual dinner to recognize the pastors' contributions to the community. In 2002, the couple moved to Odessa, where they faithfully attended The Potter's House Church. Eva loved to entertain church friends and visiting speakers. The Macklin home became known for fellowship and hospitality.

Left to cherish her memory are her children, Jeanne Whitney and husband, Robert of New London, Minn., John E. Macklin and wife, Janet of Fremont, Neb., and Mary Means and husband, Guy of Odessa; two sisters, Hazel Burbridge of Odessa, and Ruth Hammel of Middleton, Idaho; one brother, Kenneth Clark of Boise, Idaho; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Eva was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer Macklin; parents, Floyd and Lillian Clark; brothers, Darrell Clark, Virgil Clark, and Merle Clark; and a sister, Beth Clark.

The family has asked that memorials be designated for Hospice House Foundation Inc.