Individual Details
Eugene Bragg Clark Jr.
(28 Feb 1927 - 10 Mar 2007)
EB Eugene "Gene" Bragg Clark Jr., 80, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 10, 2007.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Polk Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lane Boyd, senior pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Clark was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Wichita Falls to Gracye D. Shamburger Clark and Eugene B. Clark Sr. He attended Kemper Military School and joined Merchant Marines in December 1944. He served in the South Pacific until the Japanese surrendered in late 1945. He was discharged from Merchant Marines in 1946. He attended the University of Texas and went into family oil and gas business until joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 1950 through January 1952. He returned to the family oil and gas business in Texas and Canada and ranching interest in the northern Panhandle of Texas. Mr. Clark lived in Denver and his ranch in Texline for 20 years; he then moved to Amarillo in 1998.
In 1987, he married Ruth C. Clark in Denver.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bragg Clark and Kiel Clark and wife Maryolys, all of Richmond, Va., and Jim Hopson and wife Laurine of Canby, Minn.; a daughter, Patricia Johnson and husband Brad of Littleton, Colo.; his second family, Bronson Rumsey and family of Brimfield, Ill.; and four grandchildren, Russell Gene, Andrea, Justin and Christopher.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001.
Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Polk Street United Methodist Church with the Rev. Lane Boyd, senior pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Directors, 2800 Paramount Blvd.
Mr. Clark was born Feb. 27, 1927, in Wichita Falls to Gracye D. Shamburger Clark and Eugene B. Clark Sr. He attended Kemper Military School and joined Merchant Marines in December 1944. He served in the South Pacific until the Japanese surrendered in late 1945. He was discharged from Merchant Marines in 1946. He attended the University of Texas and went into family oil and gas business until joining the U.S. Marine Corps in 1950 through January 1952. He returned to the family oil and gas business in Texas and Canada and ranching interest in the northern Panhandle of Texas. Mr. Clark lived in Denver and his ranch in Texline for 20 years; he then moved to Amarillo in 1998.
In 1987, he married Ruth C. Clark in Denver.
Survivors include his wife; three sons, Bragg Clark and Kiel Clark and wife Maryolys, all of Richmond, Va., and Jim Hopson and wife Laurine of Canby, Minn.; a daughter, Patricia Johnson and husband Brad of Littleton, Colo.; his second family, Bronson Rumsey and family of Brimfield, Ill.; and four grandchildren, Russell Gene, Andrea, Justin and Christopher.
The family suggests memorials be to Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk St., Amarillo, TX 79101 or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, TX 79176-0001.
Events
| Birth | 28 Feb 1927 | Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | 1987 | Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado - Ruth Catherine | |||
| Residence | 15 Oct 2005 | Amarillo, Randall County, Texas | | | |
| Death | 10 Mar 2007 | Amarillo, Randall County, Texas | | | |
| Burial | Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Randall County, Texas | |
Families
| Spouse | Ruth Catherine (1940 - ) |
| Spouse | Martha Gevevieve Kiel (1930 - 1984) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Eugene Bragg Clark (1903 - 1984) |
| Mother | Gracye D. Shamburger (1902 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Harriett Ann Clark (1929 - 1929) |
Notes
Birth
Eugene Bragg ClarkSex Male
Birth Date 28 Feb 1927
Birthplace Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
Father's Name Eugene Bragg Clark - Oil operator
Mother's Name Gracye D. Shamburger - Housewife
Residence
Eugene Bragg ClarkThird Alias: E Clark
Previous Residence: Amarillo, Texas 79109
Previous Residence Postal Code: 79109
Second Previous Residence Place: Texline, Texas 79087
Third Previous Residence Place: Denver, Colorado 80222
Residence Date: 15 Oct 2005
Residence Place: Amarillo, Randall, Texas, United States
Residence Place (Original): Amarillo, Texas, United States
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1927
Death
Eugene Bragg ClarkMiddle Name: Bragg
State: Texas
Residence Place: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Amarillo, Randall, Texas
Previous Residence Postal Code: 79109
Age: 80
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1927
Death Date: 10 Mar 2007
Endnotes
1. Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4L8Y-LJZM.
2. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VDDQ-CCJ.
3. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHZY-VQZ.
4. United States Public Records, 1970-2009 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5DM-2YL.
5. United States Social Security Death Index https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JTFQ-74X.
6. Find a Grave Memorial 22544238.