Merrill Leemon Clark

Merrill Leemon Clark, age 94 of Killeen, Texas, peacefully passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015. Merrill was born February 9, 1921

in Middletown, New York. He was preceded in death by the love of his life for 49 years, his wife, Lois Elizabeth Clark. He is survived by his

three children, Andy Clark and his wife Ruth Culver Clark of Sugar Land,Texas, Bonnie Clark Sims and her husband Scott Sims of Germany, and

Merrill L. "Bub" Clark II of Killeen, Texas. He is also survived by his four grandchildren, Jennifer Mae Clark of The Woodlands, Texas, Christopher

Andrew Clark of Sugar Land, Texas, Merrill L. Clark II and his wife Jana Clark, of Dallas, Texas, and Jonathan Wesley Sims of Germany. He is survived by two great granddaughters, Jaelynn Clark of Dallas, Texas, and Ryan Elizabeth Clark of Sugar Land, Texas.

Merrill L. Clark was a retired World War II veteran serving 20 years in the Armed Forces. He was an active member of his church, creating wooden crafts for the church bazaars, roasting turkeys for Thanksgiving dinners, and various other honey do's with his wife, Lois. He was an active member of the Killeen Evening Lions Club including past president, secretary and historian. He received many awards including the following: Melvin Jones Fellowship Award for dedicated humanitarian service, and the Texas Lions Foundation Fellow Award.

Merrill asked for a celebration of life service which will be held at St. Andrews Methodist Church in Killeen, Texas, on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. He requested memorial donations to be made to the following: Texas Lions Camp, P.O. Box 290247, Kerrville, Texas, 78029, and/or Methodist Children's Home, 1111 Herring Avenue, Waco, Texas, 76708. Merrill L. Clark modeled his life to the end as a true soldier. We will miss his love of family, and his strong sense of cultural heritage including Irish music and whiskey.

CELEBRATION OF LIFE

Monday, March 9, 2015, 1:00 p.m. at St. Andrews Methodist Church at the corners of Fowler and Florence Roads in Killeen, Texas.