Wayne Clark

Willis “Wayne” Clark, 93, of Paxico passed away on Sunday, February 26th. Wayne was born to Fred & Mabel(Miller) on December 23rd, 1929 in Maple Hill, Kansas.  He attended Maple Hill High School, graduating in 1947. Wayne served in the Signal Corps of the United States Army Reserve for 12 years. In 1952, Wayne married Darlene O’Donnell in Rossville. Together they had two children.

Wayne worked as a maintenance mechanic for DuPont for 35 years. He retired 1985. He then worked as a maintenance mechanic for Flexel until 1992. Wayne will be remembered for his hobbies of fishing, hunting, and raising cattle. Every Tuesday, he would go to the Sale Barn at St. Mary’s.

Preceding in passing are his parents; brother, Russell; two sisters, Ava Nash & Sybil Deiter; grandson Eli Clark; great-granddaughter Grace Clark; and his wife of 67 years, Darlene.

Surviving Wayne are two sons, Philip (Susan) Clark of Paxico, KS & Douglas (Ginny) Clark of Tecumseh, KS. Also surviving Wayne are 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 3rd, at Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N Kansas Avenue. A Funeral Service will follow. Burial will take place at Bethlehem Cemetery in Paxico. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Bethlehem Cemetery.