Willis Wayne (Wayne) Clark

1929 - 2023  (93 years)

• Name	Willis Wayne (Wayne) Clark
  Nickname	Wayne
  Born	23 Dec 1929	Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Feb 2023
  Buried	3 Mar 2023	Bethlehem Cemetery, Paxico, Wabaunsee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I14362	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Fred S Clark
  Mother	Mabel Miller Clark
  Notes	I am not 100% certain I have the individuals correct for this family, but my research shows this to be reasonable. ALO 10/24/17
  Family ID	F5430	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Darlene F O'Donnell Clark,   b. 22 Dec 1933, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 4 May 2016, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years)
  Married	21 Feb 1952	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Philip William Clark,   b. 1957   2. Douglas Clark
  Last Modified	2 Aug 2017 13:35:03
  Family ID	F3444	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 Dec 1929 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Clark, Willis Willis Clark Passes Away At 93 Willis “Wayne” Clark, 93, of Paxico passed away on Sunday, February 26th. Wayne was born to Fred & Mabel(Miller) on December 23rd, 1929 in Maple Hill, Kansas. He attended Maple Hill High School, graduating in 1947. Wayne served in the Signal Corps of the United States Army Reserve for 12 years. In 1952, Wayne married Darlene O’Donnell in Rossville. Together they had two children. Wayne worked as a maintenance mechanic for DuPont for 35 years. He retired 1985. He then worked as a maintenance mechanic for Flexel until 1992. Wayne will be remembered for his hobbies of fishing, hunting, and raising cattle. Every Tuesday, he would go to the Sale Barn at St. Mary’s. Preceding in passing are his parents; brother, Russell; two sisters, Ava Nash & Sybil Deiter; grandson Eli Clark; great-granddaughter Grace Clark; and his wife of 67 years, Darlene. Surviving Wayne are two sons, Philip (Susan) Clark of Paxico, KS & Douglas (Ginny) Clark of Tecumseh, KS. Also surviving Wayne are 9 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 3rd, at Davidson Funeral Home, 1035 N Kansas Avenue. A Funeral Service will follow. Burial will take place at Bethlehem Cemetery in Paxico. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Bethlehem Cemetery.