Rev. Dr. Stephen L.
Clark
1954 - March 8, 2024 |
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Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Clark, 69, Pastor of the Greenwood
Community Church Presbyterian, died Friday, March 8,
2024 surrounded by his devoted family at Brigham and
Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA. He was the beloved husband
of the late Ann Elizabeth (Davis) Clark.
Dr.
Clark was born in Gary, Indiana, a son of Ann (Durand)
Clark of West Chester, PA and the late Alan Clark. He,
his wife, and family moved to Warwick, RI in 1996.
He was a graduate of Henderson High School (1972),
West Chester State College (1976), Westminster
Theological Seminary (1984) and earned his Doctorate
from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in 2007.
Dr. Clark was chosen Pastor of The Greenwood
Community Church Presbyterian in 1996.
Alongside
his mother, he leaves his cherished children, The Rev.
Stephen L. Clark (Kimberly Brodie) of Bonita Springs,
FL, Lydia May (Jae Abraham) of Milbury, MA and Hannah
Rae Clark of Fairborn, OH, his loving siblings, Alan E.
Clark (Karen) of Newark, DE, Glenn W. Clark (Dawne) of
West Chester, PA, Mark Clark (Mary Grace) of Plymouth
Meeting, PA, Carol Liedike (Chuck) of West Chester, PA,
and Linda Vilbert (Jim) of Downingtown, PA, and his many
nieces and nephews.
Besides his children, Dr.
Clark was most proud of over 38 years in ordained
ministry, including as Associate Pastor at the American
Protestant Church in Bonn, Germany; Associate Pastor at
New Providence Presbyterian Church in New Jersey; and
Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Berwick, PA, as
well as missionary work in Germany and Poland. He loved
playing his guitar for the kids at Vacation Bible School
(and frequently broke his strings). He also took pride
in completing five marathons, including the Marine Corps
Marathon in Washington, DC, and climbing 21 of the 46
highest mountains in his beloved Adirondack Mountains.
He was particularly proud of his days as a defensive
lineman on the West Chester State Football Team and was
forever a devoted Philadelphia Eagles fan.
His
Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, March 14, 2024
at 11:00AM at The Greenwood Community Church, 805 Main
Avenue, Warwick. Relatives and Friends are invited and
may call at THE URQUHART-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME, 800
Greenwich Avenue, Warwick on Wednesday, March 13, 2024
from 3:00PM – 7:00PM.
Burial will take place in
The Birmingham-Lafayette Cemetery, West Chester, PA.
In lieu of flowers, gifts in Dr. Clark’s memory to:
Young Life Mission Services, P.O. Box 520 Colorado
Springs, CO 80901-0520 will be appreciated.
Urquhart - Murphy Funeral Home
800-812 Greenwich
Avenue, Warwick, Rhode Island 02886
401-737-3510
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