Perry Jane Perryman Clark

Perry Jane Perryman Clark, 80, was born Sept. 22, 1935, at the Perryman Ranch, near Duke, to parents Ward and Golda Mae (Miller) Perryman. She passed away at her home in Mangum on Monday, Feb. 1, 2016. Jane graduated from Duke High School in May 1953, and attended Oklahoma A&M for her freshman year. On June 25, 1954, she married the love of her life, Robbie Clark. They enjoyed 53 wonderful years together until the passing of her husband in 2008. To this union were born their four children, Perry, Mark, Mary Jean, and Nancy. In 1970 she graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University with a degree in education. In the fall of 1970, she began teaching at Edison Elementary School in Mangum where she taught for 26 years.

Jane was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Mangum. She served on the Mangum Library Board, and was a lifetime member of the Town & Country Club of Duke, the Greer County Democratic Women, the Order of the Eastern Star, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Centralvue Alumni Association.

Jane enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was an avid Mangum High and Oklahoma State Cowboys fan. Her favorite hobbies were knitting, feeding her cows, visiting with all of her friends, and letting us know how she felt on the topic at hand.

Jane was proceeded in death by her parents; her infant brother, Douglas Wayne Perryman; and her husband Robbie.

She is survived by her children, Perry Robert Clark and wife Sue, Mark Clark, Mary Jean Davidson and husband Gary and Nancy Jane Estes and husband Zachary; grandchildren, Jay Ron Roberts, Susan Jane Davidson, Amy Jean Guilliams and husband Andrew, Reid Clark Estes, and Katy Clark Thurmond and husband Reese; great-grandchildren, Adam and Audrey Roberts and Jordan, Allison and Ryan Guilliams; her brother, the Rev. Jerry Ward Perryman and his wife Charlette and their children, Angela Parks and Tad Wesley Perryman, and a host of relatives and close friends.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5 at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Marsh Purtell and the Rev. Dr. Jerry Perryman officiating. Interment will follow at the Roselawn Cemetery under the direction of Greer Funeral Home of Mangum.

The family will greet friends at Greer Funeral Home from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday.

Online tributes may be made to the family at www.GreerFuneral.com