IN MEMORIAM: Paul ‘Poppy’ Clark, 81;
Truck Driver Owned His Own Company
UNADILLA – Paul “Poppy” Raymond Clark, 81, a truck driver for 42 years, owning his trucking company at the time of his retirement, went home to be with the Lord on April 24, 2019, surrounded by his family.
Paul was born to the late Joseph Clark and Minerva Mary (Dart) Clark, on Dec. 13, 1937 in Grand Gorge. He served in the Army in 1956-1959.
He was married to his best friend Patricia Ann Snyder on May 1, 1959, in Jefferson. Together they had five
children.
Blessed with a large and loving family, Paul is survived by his wife: Patricia Clark; children: Colleen (George) Lindroth of
Unadilla, Joseph (Lorraine) Clark of Unadilla, Bernadette (William) Van Buren of Sharon Springs and Davie B. Clark of Oneonta;
five grandchildren: Nicole Davis, Joshua Clark, Travis Van Buren, Tyler Clark and Jessica Van Buren; four great-grandchildren;
and his special baby dog, Sid.
Paul was predeceased by his daughter, Kathleen Clark; four sisters, Elizabeth Delia, Josephine Merwin, Virginia Aldrich and
Mildred Marsh; a brother Walter Clark; nephews Owen Merwin, Joseph Merwin, Randall Moxham and Leonard Moxham; and
special daughter-in-law Kimberly Mondore Clark.
Calling hours are 11 a.m. -noon Saturday, April 27, at the MacArthur Funeral Home, 15 Buntline Drive, Stamford. Graveside funeral services with full military honors will follow at 1 p.m. at Stamford Cemetery.
Contributions in memory of Paul may be made to the Catskill Veterans Outreach Center, 52 Main Street
Stamford, New York 12167
Please visit www.macarthurfh.com to share a condolence with the Clark family.
