Paul Clark

Paul F. (Frank) Clark of Sun City, AZ died on Sunday, March 20, 2022. He was born January 6, 1941, in Chatham, Illinois, the son of Paul and Irene Brawner Clark. He married Mary Milner on May 25, 1963, at St. Joseph’s Church in Chatham. Frank attended Chatham elementary schools and graduated from Glenwood High School in Chatham. He was a Jet Aircraft Technician in the Organizational Maintenance Section of the 183rd Tactical Fighter Group, Illinois Air National Guard. He retired in September 1993 at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant after more than 30 years of service. In 1996 he started working as Maintenance Engineer at the Dominican Sisters Motherhouse and retired from there in 2001. He was a member of the St. Joseph’s the Worker Catholic Church in Chatham and a member of St. Clement's of Rome Catholic Church in Sun City, and St. Clement's of Rome Men's Club and past member of the Chatham American Legion Post 759. He enjoyed fishing, playing golf, gardening, woodworking, jewelry making and spending time with his Grandchildren. He and his wife Mary spent the winters in Sun City, Arizona. They moved from Chatham to Sun City, AZ in July of 2018. He enjoyed having family and friends come to visit Sun City and enjoyed the warmth and beauty of the southwest. Surviving is his wife Mary of Sun City, AZ, two sons: Michael Clark of Hastings, Minnesota and Gregory (Nikki) Clark of Bakersfield, California, daughter, Melissa Clark of Springfield, Illinois, one sister, Maxine (Thomas) Lederbrand of Pawnee and brother-in-law Frank Pierce of Virden, Illinois. Surviving are four grandchildren; Alex and Ben Hibbert and Nathan Clark of Bakersfield, California and Veronica Inglis of Momence, Illinois. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews. His mother, father and brothers in law Gilbert Ellis, George Lindsay, sisters Sharon Pierce, Margaret Lindsay and Evelyn Ellis preceded him in death. A mass will be held at St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, 15800 N. Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85351, Tuesday March 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM. A mass will be held at St. Joseph's the Worker Catholic Church, 700 E Spruce St, Chatham, IL 62629, on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 9:00 AM with a service to follow at Camp Butler National Cemetery, 5063 Camp Butler Rd, Springfield, IL 62707, at 12:00 PM. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to, St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church, 15800 N. Del Webb Blvd, Sun City, AZ 85351 St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 700 E Spruce St, Chatham, IL 62629, and Hospice of the Valley.