Clarke, Mary

Waverly, Virginia
Mary West Clarke, age 99, a lifelong resident of Sussex County and the widow of Robert Harold Clarke, died Saturday, April 14, 2007 at Waverly Healthcare Center. Born on December 7, 1907, she was the daughter of the late Mack Herbert West and Bessie Dillard West. Mary was a homemaker and a retired employee of Dominion Virginia Power after almost 33 years of service. She was a member of the Waverly Congregational Christian Church.
Mrs. Clarke is survived by two nieces, Mary Frances West Williams of Newport News, and Mary Louise West Geist of Emporia; two nephews, James West Beale and Landon Mack West, both of Waverly; and a sister-in-law, Ida Louise S. West, also of Waverly.
Funeral services will be held at Waverly Congregational Christian Church on Wednesday, April 18, 2007 at 11:00 a.m. with the Rev. Joy Heaton officiating. Burial will follow in Waverly Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Waverly Congregational Christian Church, P.O. Box 636, Waverly, Va 23890; or to the Waverly Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 583, Waverly, Va 23890. The Purviance Chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Homes is handling the arrangements. Condolences may be posted on our website at www.jtmorriss.com.