Obituaries
Deacon Robert Earl Clark
September 18, 1945 – February 3, 2025
On September 18, 1945, the fourth son of A. C. Clark, Jr. and Robbie Ree Malone Clark was born. They named him Robert Earl Clark. He grew up in College Station, Texas. Robert Earl accepted Christ at an early age at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Wellborn, Texas, under the leadership of Reverend G. W: Williams. He attended Lincoln High School in College Station, Texas, and graduated with the class 0f 1964.
In high school, he excelled in football, basketball, and baseball. After graduating from Lincoln High in 1964, Robert Earl enlisted in the United States Air Force and served 14 months during the Vietnam War. Robert Earl married Doris Rose in 1967, and they welcomed one son, Eric Dwayne Clark, into this union. He was honorably discharged from the United States Air Force on May 3, 1968. He lived in Los Angeles, California, for over 30 years and worked at the University of California, in Los Angeles (UCLA).
After moving to Texas, he married Glenda Sue Johnson and remained with her for several years until her passing in 2009. Robert Earl was ordained as a deacon at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in College Station, Texas, under his brother’s leadership, Reverend A. C. Clark III. He was a source of encouragement for the youth and stayed a faithful church member until his death.
Robert was famous for loving to engage in intensive arguments with anybody, especially family members, mostly Elbert, Albert, and Richard.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Glenda Sue; his father, A. C. Clark Jr.; his mother, Robbie Ree Malone Clark; his sister, Lillian Clark Robinson; his brothers, Elbert Marion Clark and Richard “Dick” Clark; and his nephew, Floyd Herbert Clark Jr. Cherishing his precious memories are his son, Eric Dwayne Clark of Los Angeles, California, and his five brothers: Albert Clifton Clark (Mary) and Reverend A. C. Clark III (Betty), both of College Station, Texas; Floyd Herbert Clark (Jacquettia) of Fort Worth, Texas; Reverend Leroy Darnell Clark (Arlene) of Fresno, Texas; and Reverend Marion Otis Clark (Diane) of Sugar Land, Texas. He is also remembered by a host of beloved relatives and friends.
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