Here's an obituary for one of my great-grandmother's brothers. There were thirteen children in the family of Benjamin Perkins and Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Arnold Clark. I'm still seeking specific death dates for two of them: William Madison Clark (who died in 1935) and Walter W. Clark (who died in 1946). Is anyone else researching this family? Rob. >From undated, unnamed newspaper obituary: Obituary-Clark Jessee I.L. Clark was born Jan. 25, 1885, in Butler township near Matkins, and departed this life Oct. 1, 1958, at the age of 73 years, nine months and seven days. He was the son of Benjamin P. and Mary Elizabeth Clark, who preceded him in death. He was married to Elizabeth Belle Miller Dec. 8, 1904. To this union six children were born: Elma Gigax of Eldorado Springs, Mo., Olin A. Clark of Boulder, Colo., Jessee J. Clark of Hutchison, Kan., Lester L. Clark of Garden City, Kan., Belva Bolen of Wichita, Kan., and Thelma Miller of Albany, Mo. Also, he leaves 28 grandchildren, one brother, Ben A. Clark of Hamilton, Mo., and three sisters, Elizabeth Cole of Bethany, Mo., Lillie Francisco of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Glenna Cooper, also of Bethany, Mo. Brothers and sisters who preceded him in death were William, Walter, Aubrey, Ira and Manly Clark, Callie, Corida, Idas and Gladys Clark. Jessee was brought up in the Methodist faith, and passed away at the Fanning nursing home of Nevada, Mo. He leaves a host of nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends. "Gone is the face we loved so dear, Silent the voice we loved to hear Too far away for sight or speech, But not too far for thought to reach. "Sweet to remember him who once was near, And who, thought absent, is just as dear. In grief comes the thought so solemn and sweet, He is not dead - only sleep." Rob. Taylor Columbia, MO