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Abilene, TX 79601
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Beryl Joan Clark
February 4, 1938 - June 27, 2010
Elmwood Funeral Home & Memorial Park
5750 Hwy 277 South
Abilene, TX 79601
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Elmwood Funeral Home
5750 HWY 277 South
Abilene , TX 79606
6/29/2010 from 5:00 to 7:00 PM
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Graveside Service
Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene
7457 W. Lake Road
Abilene , TX 79601
6/30/2010 at Wednesday 9:00 AM
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Texas State Veterans Cemetery at Abilene
7457 W. Lake Road
Abilene, TX 79601
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Beryl Clark, 72, passed away Sunday, June 27, 2010 in Abilene. A graveside service will be held at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at the Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Abilene. Visitation is from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Tuesday at Elmwood Funeral Home, 5750 HWY 277 South.

Mrs. Clark was born in Great Barton, England on February 4, 1938 the daughter of Charles William Atkins and Joan Olga Ruffles Atkins. She married James Medford Clark in 1959 after meeting him while he was stationed in England serving in the United States Air Force. She came to Abilene in 1972 and worked at the Dyess Officers Club for 17 years. Beryl loved camping, fishing and everything outdoors. She was an avid Elvis Presley and NASCAR Fan.

Survivors include her husband, James of Abilene; her children, Andrew Adkins and wife Christine of England, Kathy Sellers and fiancé Mike of Abilene, Jim Clark and wife Lisa of Eula, Mike Clark and wife Connie of Abilene and Belinda Sage of Lufkin; her brother, William Atkins and wife Mary and family of England; 12 grandchildren, including Robert Moody of Abilene, 11 great grandchildren and many friends.


My dear wonderful friend died Sunday at 12:50 p.m. She was the most beautiful person I have ever met. Inside and out! She helped everyone she could even when she had nothing..if she knew you were going without she would have you come eat with her, if you had nowhere to stay, she had you come live with her. She helped me more times than I can count. Never with money as she had none when I first met her..but always with a meal, bed, smile, or just conversation.
She loved to dance. She and I went out to the Pondarosa one night, and we didn't get to sit down. One cowboy after another asked us to dance. We laughed and danced..and had so much fun that night. One of my favorite memories with her.

In the early 90's a friend of hers (he and I never saw eye to eye but we got along for her sake) passed away and left her everything he owned..Rent houses, money, etc. Of course with her kids always getting in trouble, she died broke again..she sold all of her houses and everything. So sad that had to happen. Another of my best memories of her is her place she had down at Lake Brownwood. We had so many good times there.

When Bill got this job in Abilene she is the one that helped us get a house. Her daughter made sure Bill got to the interview. I have lived next door to her for 3 years now. The first year I made it over there every day. She came over when she could but her legs were in such bad shape from working all those years and her diabetes she couldn't make it often. She really loved James' cooking! In the last year I have managed to make it over there about 4 times and that was with Mike or James walking me over. She got Robbie to walk her over one day about 6 months ago. I loved visiting with her.

I got over there about 3 days before she got sick this time. We sat out on her patio and talked and laughed about old times. I managed to get up to the hospital after she went into a coma. I kissed her cheek and told her I loved her. She couldn't talk but even her son said "she responded to that" It honestly sounded like she was trying to say I love you too...

I will miss her extremely bad.

I love you Beryl..you were the best friend I had ever had in my life!!!

Saturday May 1

well...looks like I'm not gonna make it to the airshow..It's 7:45 and I haven't been asleep yet. Hopefully I will be able to sleep soon. I slept good night before last..but last night I just lay there. Couldn't sleep..got up played cards played games...went back to bed..an hour later got up...*sigh* Oh well..I've seen the thunderbirds before and they were flying over the house day before yesterday and I kinda saw some of their aerobatics. we live close enough to the base that I can see a little when they fly high enough. Maybe if I'm awake by 3 I will go out back and sit and see if I can catch any of the high fly's. The gates open in 15 minutes and I'm not worth a phooie right now. It's suppose to rain anyway so if it's raining too hard or there is thunder and lightning they can't fly anyway....*shrugs*

I need to go grocery shopping. I wish it wasn't Saturday. I'd go now. But it is and it's the 1st..so walmart would be packed (food stamp day) A lot of ppl will be at the air show but this is a city of 120,000 plus the surrounding rural area (lots of pasture land, farms) so not everyone will be there!!! So I guess I'll just stay home...Maybe go at 2 tomorrow morning *laughs*

Anyway..I guess I'll run for now. And no I didn't make an appointment with the doctor. I have an appointment with Dr. Dozier on the 13th so I will ask him about it!!

Saturday May 1 I hope we make it here. I haven't seen the Thunderbirds since I worked on base wayyyyyyy back in 1978. I worked on base near the flight line and the supervisor NCO asked me on that Friday if I would like to walk out to the tarmac and watch the Thunderbirds land for the news media show. Only the base personnel and the news media were allowed on base that day. So I walked out there with him and the OIC (Officer in Charge) and watched as they Thunderbirds put on their "landing" show. It was breath taking and very wonderful to watch. They performed for the "open house" (everyone that wants to go on base can...they open the gates and let you go right on) Of course I got there before that happened as I had an ID (civilian ID..but it got me on base :)) because I didn't want to mess with the traffic after the gates opened. The show they did Saturday was not as good as the one they did on Friday. The NCOIC (non commissioned officer in charge) told me that it's because there aren't as many ppl out there on the news media day, so they do more risky maneuvers. If they crashed on that day the odds of them hurting anyone would be slim. But at the open house if they crashed the tarmac would be packed with people, other airplanes, etc. so the chances were very large that it would be bad. If perchance you would like to read about the Thunderbirds here is there site.

Yes it is 6 a.m. and no I haven't slept. I went to bed at 3 and just lay there. The doctor will give me samples of sleeping pills but those only make me groggy the next day and I feel like I haven't slept at all. *sigh* I should try to remember to call the doctor anyway. My vein in my wrist has a bulge in it. I don't know what it is and I seem to be getting enough blood to my fingers as they aren't turning blue or extremely cold, but, well. I hate going to the doctor anymore. He has no PA's now and is seeing all his patients and his demeanor isn't what it usually is. He's more stressed and getting a little burned out, so I only go for my regular checkups. every 3 months. Soooooooo But IF I remember I will call and make an appointment.

Have a great day everyone.

Okay Okay I Give!

*laughs* okay ladies..You win..What would you have me say? *laughs again*

Gonna be a longgggggggggg day. I've had a total of about 1 and 1/2 hours sleep in the last 48 hours. Guess I should really go see doc, but dang..I hate going to the doctor!! Don't we all???
Starting to get panic attacks again and that makes no sense to me. I left Tulsa, that's where they started, and came home. Nothing bothers me here. I drive where I need to, go where I need to and the traffic and people don't bother me. In the last 3 or 4 weeks though, I dread going out the door. No anxiety..just panic! Strange. I love this city. Never been this way here. Probably everything that is going on in my life and what has been going on in the last year health wise.

I'm sure you all get sick and tired of hearing about my illness LOL!!!! Oh well...that's my life. I sure wish the doc would find something that worked as well as that nueronton..without the side effects!!! I could go back to work, and be basically pain free!!

Gonna shut up now..and are you happy now? *laughs*

Love ya all!!!