Lester M. Clark, Jr. January 31, 1954 – June 21, 2009
http://www.oregonbeacon.com/CoquilleSentinel/articles/1440/1/Lester-M-Clark-Jr-January-31-1954--June-21-2009/Page1.html
Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff
By Coquille Valley Sentinel Staff
Published on 06/30/2009
Lester Clark, 55, died June 21, 2009, at his Walla Walla, Washington home. A memorial service and potluck meal was held Friday, June 26, 2009, in nearby Milton-Freewater, Oregon. Memorial contributions may be made to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation in Portland, Oregon through Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Mr. Clark was born January 31, 1954, in Amarillo, Texas, to Muriel and Virginia O’Hare Clark. He was raised and attended schools in Coos County, including his high school years in Fairview, and then living later in Lee Valley.
On June 9, 1973, he and Lisa Baker were married in Coquille, Oregon. They divorced in 1992. He began working as a logger in Coos County when he was 18 years old. His family moved to Walla Walla from Coquille in 1979, where he worked a few years as a yarder engineer. The family returned to Coos County, and then returned again to Walla Walla twenty years ago. He would later log in Alaska during the summer logging seasons. He was a loving, Christian man of the Seventh-day Adventist faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles, playing pool and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include three beautiful daughters: Leslie Scruggs of Santa Cruz, California, Lorisa Crandell of Antioch, California and Linda Rice of Lincoln, California; a handsome son, Larry Clark of Kake, Alaska; two sisters: Florence Vails of Walla Walla and Debbie Dinsmore of Milton-Freewater; a brother, Jerry Clark also of Walla Walla; sixteen grandchildren and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Allen Clark.
Lester Clark, 55, died June 21, 2009, at his Walla Walla, Washington home. A memorial service and potluck meal was held Friday, June 26, 2009, in nearby Milton-Freewater, Oregon. Memorial contributions may be made to Doernbecher Children’s Hospital Foundation in Portland, Oregon through Mountain View-Colonial DeWitt, 1551 Dalles Military Road, Walla Walla, WA 99362. Mr. Clark was born January 31, 1954, in Amarillo, Texas, to Muriel and Virginia O’Hare Clark. He was raised and attended schools in Coos County, including his high school years in Fairview, and then living later in Lee Valley.
On June 9, 1973, he and Lisa Baker were married in Coquille, Oregon. They divorced in 1992. He began working as a logger in Coos County when he was 18 years old. His family moved to Walla Walla from Coquille in 1979, where he worked a few years as a yarder engineer. The family returned to Coos County, and then returned again to Walla Walla twenty years ago. He would later log in Alaska during the summer logging seasons. He was a loving, Christian man of the Seventh-day Adventist faith and enjoyed hunting, fishing, riding motorcycles, playing pool and spending time with his grandchildren. Survivors include three beautiful daughters: Leslie Scruggs of Santa Cruz, California, Lorisa Crandell of Antioch, California and Linda Rice of Lincoln, California; a handsome son, Larry Clark of Kake, Alaska; two sisters: Florence Vails of Walla Walla and Debbie Dinsmore of Milton-Freewater; a brother, Jerry Clark also of Walla Walla; sixteen grandchildren and seven nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Allen Clark.