In Memory of John Logan Clark

Thank you to all who came to the visitation and service, the flowers, the food and most of all the prayers. To my gang at Kernodle's....thank you so much for you support and all you did for me during this time...BILL GOODWIN.....YOU GET A HIGH FIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously...you made him look wonderful. Papaw has not looked that good in a long time.

"Santa" - John Logan Clark and Kaye Brawner in December 1973

Most of you all know that Papaw Clark has been sick for a few weeks now. He went to the hospital Sunday, December 23 because of his high fever and pneumonia. All of his children were there at one point, Susan NEVER left his side. Lisa, Randall and I had a few moments with him alone and I believe he knew we were there and he was calm for a little while. Anyone who ever met John Logan knows that there was always a great big smile and a FIRM handshake. He never met a stranger and until the later years always remembered you.

The services were at Kernodle's, and it was really nice. Bro. Ray Dean did an excellent job.

Typing this it is very hard not to cry, as a matter of fact, I probably will cry. I won't know what to do with myself in the afternoons now, there is no one at the nursing home waiting for me, there will be no more funny stories about the "goings on" in his garden, no one to sing Captain Kerri, Kimo Neery (I so do not know how to spell any of that...but those who knew him, knows that song). The most important thing that I will miss will be this...."Well, theres that ol' Katie Bug and my girls, come give papaw a hug." (He never treated Mary Margaret and Taylor any different) It was hard losing Mamaw Brawner...I grew up not getting to see her or, I was closer to her the last six or seven years she was alive...Losing Papaw Clark seems to be much harder because Papaw Clark was always there, so many more memories...one pant leg stuck in the boot and dirt all over him, and a bucket full of fresh vegetables...he never forgot to bring me something from his garden. I miss our "Fried Green Tomatoe" lunches in the summer, he and Tommye would call when a fresh batch was ready, I miss seeing him fly into the funeral home parking lot (most of us wondering if he would stop before he got out), I could go on for days.

We all remember the singing..."I'll Fly Away" and "Revive Us Again"...at the top of his lungs. Tim and I went to Beck Spur Baptist with him and Tommye a few times, after he had stopped leading the singing...but he was still just as loud and happy as ever!

Everyone who knew him...at one point in your life... you were backed into a corner with John Logan...I learned this weekend that he even burned someone's nose with his cigar...he got so close. I heard many funny stories that I had never heard before and they were all bitter sweet.

I introduced him once to my bosses at Kernodle's as My Grandfather John Logan Clark, he corrected really quickly...I'm not her grandfather, I AM HER PAPAW! She better remember that.

Papaw....I will never forget....Ol' Katie Bug

This is the card that Papaw used to campaigned for St.Francis County Judge...check out that word submissive....hummmmm

Mr. John Logan Clark, age 80, of Wynne passed away early Wednesday at CrossRidge Community Hospital in Wynne.

Mr. Clark is preceded in death by his parents, John Randolph Clark and Susan Lyon Clark; son, John Bowen Clark; sisters, Roberta Clauss, Nannie Jane Danehower and son-in-law, Chris Wood.
John was a long time resident of Forrest City and Wynne. He was a former member and song leader at Beck Spur Baptist Church in Forrest City and a current member of Union Avenue Baptist Church. Mr. Clark was the Administrator of Arkansas Employment Security Division in Wynne. He served his country during World War II in the U. S. Army and received the Victory Medal and Occupation of Japan Medal. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion and Forrest City VFW Post.

Mr. Clark is survived by his sons, Randall Clark and wife Lisa of Forrest City; Lamar Clark and Pat of Russellville; daughters, Susan Smith and husband Allen of Vilonia; JoAnn Wood of Buckeye, Arizona; sisters: Ella Jo Davis of Rogers, Linda Kay Hillis and husband Larry of Colt, Beatrice Guthrie of Fayetteville; step-mother, Myrtle Clark of Caldwell; grandchildren, Kaye Butler, Andy Brawner, Scott Brawner, Taylor Clark, Christina Clark, Ben Wood, Laura Wood, Aimee, Brooke and Christopher Clark and great grandchildren, Blake and Alisa Brawner, Mary Margaret and Taylor Butler.

Casketbeares were Mark Easley, Jimmy Sandage, Albert Lewis, Tim Butler, Ken Siler, and Tanner Wright.

Funeral services were Saturday at 10 AM at Kernodle Funeral Home, burial in Laughridge Cemetery at Colt. Visitation was Friday at Kernodle Funeral Home from 6 to 8 PM.

Memorials may be made to Union Avenue Baptist Church, 1424 E. Martin Drive, Wynne, Arkansas 72396.

An on-line guest book is available at www.kernodlefh.com

Merry Christmas To All

Busy Time of Year!

John Logan Clark after his hair cut . He really thought he was looking good after that cut!

Sugar from a sweet old man.

This has been the busiest November at the Funeral Home. I have not had time to take care of important stuff like this blog!!!!! Thanksgiving was quiet this year, we went to the Butler's and I bought a new washer!!! Whoop Whoop!

I have some pictures of John Logan (Papaw). He is really funny sometimes. I cut his hair last week and the threatened to not pay me if I messed up his hair...and this week Mr. Crocket (another resident at WynneWood) proposed marriage to me, we haven't set a date yet.

Andy will be on "EXTREME HOME MAKE OVER"!!!!

This would be my brother Andy. He grew up pretty nice don't you think?

Everyone always wants to know what my brothers are doing now......I just received this from Amanda, Andy's wife. I had no idea that he was doing this. Pretty Cool!

Hey just wanted everyone to see the Extreme Home Makeover house that Andy built.
He called every good framing crew he knew and got about 80 guys out there to help that included our guys. We first went out Monday around noon and started putting together the roof trusses so that it wouldn't take as long when we got started. Then we got there at 5 o'clock am Tuesday morning and should have been setting steel but the concrete guys hadn't finished there part so our guys had to pull forms off and help them before we could get started. As you can see in the pics they where still pouring rock and concrete. Then finally at 9:30 am we started rolling floor joist and laying floor sheeting. and then come the walls it only took us 2hours to get the floor and walls up then we where ready for the trusses. At that point we had brought the schedule from 4 hours behind to 1 hour ahead the all the other framework crews started leaving us and it was just our crew there till the end which wasn't until 5 o'clock the next morning it was crazy but our guys never gave up even though they where cold and tried we finally made it to the end. We did windows and had to do things inside the house for inspection and punch. It was an experience we will never forget.

Amanda and Andy

Philip Billings and Taylor Butler make the paper!

Philip is the child with the yellow star above his head.
Philip and Taylor made Friday's edition of the Wynne Progress. The article with Philips picture says that the students made the pinwheels with "some" help from the parents. I think that you should all know the real story....
Philip calls his mother from his teachers cell phone one day before lunch and says to her " Can you come to my class and make tuna melts." Dianne thinks to herself "What?" so she asks Philip to repeat the question and again..." Can you come to my school and make tuna melts?" so she says sure. Dianne gets to the classroom and Mrs. Grafton says " Oh, you'll be in Mrs. Swaites room making pinwheels"...Dianne says, "Wait, I thought that I was making tuna melts" Philip says " Thats not what I said, I said windmills" (which was still wrong). I forget how many pinwheels Dianne made, the point is I think she made a huge precentage of the pinwheels/tunamelts/windmills that day. Ha. Ha.

Taylor is the one with the pink butterfly above her head.

Taylor's group picture with the Lady Jackets was also in the Friday edition of the Wynne Progress. I think that Coach Stepp and the Lady did a wonderful job with all the girls.

Mary Margaret's parent visitation went way better than expected last night. I thought that I would at the school all night because of the number of classes they have...but surprisingly I was there at the most 1 hr and 30min. Good reports all the way around....except for the "talking too much" issue. I DIDN'T KNOW MARY MARGARET TALKED TOO MUCH. They must have the wrong child.