Arville Paul (A.P.) Clark Jr

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• Death: From Find a Grave, 13 Oct 2012, Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas. Arville Paul "A.P." Clark, Jr
Birth: Mar. 19, 1919
Fort Worth
Tarrant County
Texas, USA
Death: Oct. 13, 2012
Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Texas, USA

Arville Paul "A.P."Clark, Jr., 93, of Wichita Falls passed away at his home Saturday, October 13, 2012 surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Grace Church with Pastor Reggie Coe officiating. There will be a visitation at Lunn's Colonial Funeral Home from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Monday evening. Interment will be at Crestview Memorial Park under the direction of Lunn's Colonial Funeral home.

AP was born March 19, 1919 in Ft Worth, TX to the late Arville Paul Clark, Sr. and Tempie King Clark. He graduated from the University of Texas in 1942 and received his Masters in Petroleum Engineering from Penn State University. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy as a 90 day wonder and served in the Pacific during World War II. After the War, he worked for several major oil companies in Pennsylvania and Oklahoma before moving to Wichita Falls in 1949 to help bring secondary recovery to the north Texas oil fields.

Upon returning to Wichita Falls, he was reacquainted with his love, Christine Turner Clark and they were married in 1952. AP soon began his oil joint venture, Vinson & Clark, with his partner Jerry Vinson that became his work. AP was active in civic affairs. He was active in the North Texas Oil & Gas Association where he served as Vice President. He volunteered for the YMCA where he loved to play handball and helped with several of their capital campaigns and annual fund drives. He was an Optimist and enjoyed volunteering at their annual Christmas Tree Lot with his longtime friend A. K. Duncan. He also was involved as a CASA Advocate, Hospice volunteer, Society of Petroleum Engineers, Big Band Dance Club, and Coyote Booster Club.

Mr. Clark was a member of Grace Church and enjoyed hosting a weekly Bible study at his home where his spiritual mentor Tim Temple led the study. AP was an active sports enthusiast. He loved snow skiing, handball, water skiing and golf, especially golf. He was a stickler for the rules and was very proud of the numerous times he managed to shoot his age. AP loved to travel and see the world.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Christine, two sisters, Markie Walpole and Sammie Bear. He is survived by a sister Mattie Patrick of Ormond Beach, FL, a daughter Kathy Lummus and husband Neal, a son Paul Clark and wife Libby; grandsons Judson Crow of Dallas, Bo Clark and wife Brooke, Will Clark and his wife Lauren, all of Wichita Falls, and Seth Lummus of Denver, Co; granddaughters Betsy Clark of Wichita Falls and Holly Miller and husband Paul of Colorado Springs, CO; his great grandchildren Baily, Molly and Peter Clark, Hudson, Hayes, and Collier Clark and Arya Miller and numerous nieces and nephews.

The family would like to thank and acknowledge Jackie O'Neal and all her girls for the loving and professional care they provided Dad and Hospice of Wichita Falls for all their great help.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 4909 Johnson Road, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76310 or to the Grace Church Building Fund, 5214 Stone Lake Drive, Wichita Falls, Texas, 76310.




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Parents:
Arville Paul Clark (1886 - 1974)
Tempie King Clark (1889 - 1980)

Burial:
Crestview Memorial Park
Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Texas, USA

Created by: Betty Carrol Cooper Omho...
Record added: Oct 14, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 98900801

Arville married Christine Turner in 1952 in Texas. (Christine Turner died before 2012 in Texas.)