Stella Marie Clark, 82, of Bidwell, passed away Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at her residence.
She was born Nov. 2, 1925, in Bidwell, daughter of the late John and Vandella Mundell Clark.
Marie was a graduate of Bidwell-Porter High School and had retired from the Gallipolis Developmental Center in 1991. She was a board member of the Gallia-Meigs Community Action Program, and a member of the Mount Carmel Baptist Church at Bidwell. She also attended the Morgan Bethel Church.
Marie is survived by four sons and two daughters, Oscar (Brenda) Clark of Columbus, Arthur (Paula) Clark of Bingham Farms, Mich., Kenneth Clark of Bidwell, Scott (Sharon) Howell of Bidwell, Brenda (Abraham) King of Columbus, and Betsy Clark of Bidwell; 28 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren, a daughter-in-law, Sylvia Clark of Vinton, and several nieces, nephews and friends.
Preceding her in death were a daughter, Sharon Howell; a son, James Bear Clark; one grandchild and one great-great grandchild; and a brother, James Clark.
Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, 2008, in the Mount Carmel Baptist Church at Bidwell, with the Rev. Gene Armstrong officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery near Bidwell. Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home in Vinton on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, from 4 to 7 p.m.
