Grace Edna Clark was born Thursday, December 4, 1924 in Steubenville, Ohio .
she died Friday, August 5, 2016. her recorded age was 91.
Grace E. Clark died on August 5, 2016, at the age of 91, at the Zusman House at Wexner Heritage Village in Bexley. The Clark family mourns the passing of their matriarch. She was a charter member and active participant at Lincoln Baptist Church (now The Church Next Door), a founding member of the Lincoln Village Garden Club, and a long-time member of the Worthington Hills Country Club. An avid reader and a traveler to all corners of the earth, she had a fertile imagination and an endless quest for new knowledge. Her attitude of always putting the needs of everyone else before her own, her sure confidence and unshakable calm in times of stress and crisis, and her simple faith are the qualities that will be the most missed by all who knew and loved her. Predeceased by her husband of 47 years, William A. Clark, her parents, James and Lillian Knowles of Steubenville, OH, and her sister Ruth (Ed) Jarzabek of Wintersville, OH. Survived by her children, William J. (Vickie) Clark, Robert A. (Gail) Clark and Gary E. (Noel) Clark; her virtual sister, Miriam Lloyd; grandchildren, William (Sarah) Clark, Laura Clark, Lisa Allen, Kevin Clark, Andrew (Elise) Clark, Erin Clark and Grace Clark; and great-grandchildren, Melody Sherrill, Nathan Allen, Noah Davis and Eleanor Grace Clark. Friends may call at RUTHERFORD-CORBIN FUNERAL HOME, 515 High Street, Worthington from 5:00 – 8:00 PM, Monday, August 8, 2016. Funeral service 10:00 AM Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at The Church Next Door, 5755 Feder Road, Columbus, OH with Pastor Dan Sommer and Pastor Doyle Jackson, officiating. Interment to follow at Walnut Grove Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to The Church Next Door, 5755 Feder Rd., Columbus, OH 43228 or Hospice of Central Ohio, 2269 Cherry Valley Rd, Newark, OH 43055