Marbury Church of God

Robert H. Clark

Dear friends,

Heaven just got a little bit richer. I received word today that my uncle and namesake, Dr. Robert H. ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Clark, died late this morning in Lake Wales, Florida. He was 92.

A man of faith, good cheer, vigor and wit, he kept up an active schedule well past his nine-decade mark. He was a missionary, a pastor, a teacher, a scholar, a peacemaker and activist, Among those who have helped to guide me in my own path, he is right up at the top. He was one of the two ministers who officiated at our wedding.

I’ll have much more to say about him a little later. In your prayers, please remember all of his family, especially my aunt Fran, his tireless partner over sixty-five years.

- Pastor Bob Buehler

Edit:  Memorial service is to be Monday morning, January 11 in Lake Wales.  Full obituary follows.

Dr. Robert Henry Clark, 92, of Lake Wales, Florida died Thursday January 7, 2010, at Good Shepherd Hospice in Auburndale, of complications due to a broken hip.  He was born June 17, 1917 in Schodach Center, New York and moved to Lake Wales thirty-five years ago from Rochester, New Hampshire.

Dr. Clark was a missionary, minister, and college professor.  In 1947 he went on a mission to British India, now Bangladesh, for fifteen years and made many trips back there throughout his life.  He received his Ph.D. from Hartford seminary.  Upon coming to Lake Wales he was a professor at Warner Southern College, now Warner University, and was co-founder of the HEART Program.  He was a member of the South Lake Wales Church of God.

He is survived by his wife of sixty-five years Frances E. Clark, children Pamela, Kimberly, Douglas, and Mark, ten grandchildren, five great grandchildren, and his brother Charles.  His children Eric, Robert, and Loren, and sisters Ruby, Thelma, and Evelyn preceded him in death.

Memorials of rememberance may be made to the Robert and Frances Clark Peace Foundation at Warner University 13895 Highway 27, Lake Wales, FL 33859.

Memorial Services will be held Monday, January 11, 2010, at 11:00 A.M. at the South Lake Wales Church of God 210 Presidents Drive, Lake Wales, FL 33859.  Interment will be made in Savoy, Massachusetts.