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Selman "Bo" Clark

Male 1930 - 2011  (80 years)


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  • Name Selman "Bo" Clark  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Bo 
    Born 4 Oct 1930  Nancy, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 Feb 2011  Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Buried Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • From FindAGrave:

      Selman Bo Clark, 80, passed away on February 22, 2011 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born October 4, 1930 to Levi Hulon and Willie Fern (Selman) Clark in Camp Nancy, Angelina County, TX.

      Funeral services will be on Friday, at 10:00 am at First Baptist Church, Beaumont, with Dr. Chris Moody, Reverend Larry Walker, and Chaplain David Cross officiating. Interment will follow at 2:00 p.m., Antioch Cemetery in Buna, Texas.

      Mr. Clark was inducted into the US Army in 1952. Due to his extensive construction experience, he was attached to the US Air Force in a group known as SCARWAF, the name given to those army personnel attached to the US Air Force. Selman worked for R.F. Farnsworth and helped build Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He continued his career with Baptist, working through various positions and retired in 1994, after 38 years as President and CEO of the Baptist Healthcare System. Mr. Clark served his community as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, YMBL, Cardinal and Rotary Clubs, a deacon, trustee and taught the Gabriel Sunday School class for many years at First Baptist Church, SE Texas Healthy Planning Advisory, EMS Commission, and the Advisory Board of Beaumont EMS.

      Mr. Clark is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Hulon Rayford Clark. Those left to cherish his memory are his wife of 55 years, Mildred Clark; sons, Jon Selman Clark and Scott Clark and wife, Terri; grandchildren, Aaron Clark, Cole Clark And wife, Danielle, Seth Clark, Luke Clark, Kati Clark, Morgan Clark and Marshall Clark; brothers, Tom Clark, Jerry Clark and Gary Clark; sister-in-law, Billie Jeanne Clark, and two great-grandchildren.


      Published in The Beaumont Enterprise on February 24, 2011

    Person ID I40238  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Aug 2012 

    Father Levi Hulon Clark,   b. 23 Jun 1901, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1987, Buna, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Mother Willie Fern Selman,   b. 8 Aug 1907, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1977  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 19 Sep 1925  [1, 5
    Family ID F10906  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F12153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 Feb 2011 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Antioch Cemetery, Buna, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).

    2. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    3. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 7 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.).

    5. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 6 (Reliability: 3).