Sara Katherine Clark

SARA B. CLARK STAUNTON, VA On January 6, 2012, Sara (Bittle) Clark, 87, died in her home after a long illness. She was born January 4, 1925 in Chesterfield, SC, a daughter of the late Elijah and Nezzie Burr Bittle. Mrs. Clark graduated with honors from Chesterfield High School. In 1944 she married Hurley Austin Clark of Rockbridge County, who was stationed in South Carolina as a private in the U.S.Army. In 1947, she and her husband bought a small farm near Middlebrook. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. In addition to her beloved husband of 61 years, who was the love of her life, she was also preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Campbell. Family members include three sons and two daughters-in-law, Donald Clark, Joel and Bonnie Clark, all of Augusta County, and Kyle and Lonnie Clark of Myrtle Beach, SC; two daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Mike Schooley of Augusta County and Nancy and Larry Turner of Mt. Sidney; a sister, Betty Jordan of Chesterfield, SC; eight grandchildren, Jane Griffin, Paul Schooley, Jeff Turner, Amy Clark, Anna Clark, Roger Swartz, Casey Clark, and Austin Clark; and six great grandchildren. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, January 9, 2012 in Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church by the Rev. JoAnn Bunn. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends at a reception in the church following the burial. Memorials may be sent in her memory to Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, 334 Mt. Tabor Road, Staunton, VA 24401.