Marilyn Jane Clark

Marilyn Jane Clark, 85, longtime resident of the City of Oak Grove in Kaufman County, Texas, died on January 23, 2013. Marilyn was born in Richmond, Indiana, on May 28, 1927, to Hubert Hunt and Martha Davis Hunt. She has lived in the Kaufman, Texas area since 1970. Marilyn graduated from Richmond High School in 1945. Following attendance at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana, where she majored in music, Marilyn moved to Corpus Christi, Texas, where she worked as a secretary to an oil company executive and eventually met the love of her life, Jack Norman Clark. They were married in Corpus Christi, Texas, on September 29, 1956. Jack preceded her in death on February 6, 2012. In addition to Corpus Christi, Texas, Marilyn lived in Shawnee, Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Dallas, Texas, Tyler, Texas, Richardson, Texas, Kaufman, Texas and Oak Grove, Texas. Marilyn sacrificially devoted her life to her family, churches and communities. While living in the Kaufman, Texas area, Marilyn remained a member of the First United Methodist Church in Kaufman, Texas, where she was the organist for 40 years. Marilyn is survived by her son, Charles Thomas Clark of Tool, Texas; daughters Carol Denise Clark Hendrick and her husband, Keith David Hendrick, of Houston, Texas, and Jacqueline Ann Clark Morris of Waco, Texas; and eight grandchildren, Charles Andrew (Drew) Clark, Allison Jane Clark, Matthew Thomas Clark, Ryan Clark Hendrick, Jennifer Blair Hendrick, Kyle David Hendrick, Marilyn Ann Morris and Hunter Ian Morris.