William “Bill” Arnold Clark, 81, of Fayetteville, AR died Wednesday, June 29, 2022. He was born August 19, 1940 in Centerville, AR to Arthur Arnold Clark and Emma Gean Clark.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bob and Tom Clark; two sisters, Mary Clutts and Dorothy Fike of Russellville, AR; his first wife, Janet Kay Clark; daughter, Angela Clark; and step-daughter, Emily Weber.
Bill was a veteran of the United States Air Force. He was a Senior Vice President of Capital Mercury Shirt Corporation.
He is survived by his wife, Claudia Clark of the home; a sister, Debbie Baker and her husband Benny of Russellville, AR; two step-granddaughters, Ava and Elsa Weber of Dallas, TX; brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Dolores Tant of Ft. Oglethorpe, GA; and much loved nieces, nephews and friends.
Bill lived life with a generous spirit and had the natural instinct to discern so that we more timid souls could dare to learn from his wisdom and by doing so experience fuller lives.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
Memorials may be made to Shepherds Chapel, P.O. Box 416, Gravette, AR 72736, where he studied Gods word or to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, Memphis, TN.
Cremation arrangements by Beard’s Funeral Chapel.
Bill was a great guy and friend.
Bill and Claudia are amazing people. So much grief over this loss but so very thankful to have known him. Our heart and prayers go to his family.
Claudia,Bill was much loved by all of us and will be very missed. We will be here for you and hope that you call on us anytime.
We miss you Bill 😘 love to Claudia from Helen and Bob
Worked with Bill in the 70’s and 80’s at C/M Shirt Corp. Enjoyed knowing and working with him on many different projects over the years at C/M. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family.
Dear Mr. and Mrs. Deal,
Thank you for your kind expression of remembrance for Bill. He often spoke of the fine engineers that worked for Capital Mercury and often of the Salem and Melbourne plants. The 15 years of our marriage was the happiest years of my life. I feel so blessed to have had each day with him.
Again, thank you for remembering Bill with kindness. Sincerely, Claudia Clark
My condolences to Bill’s family. He worked with my father years ago at Capital Mercury. I have always remembered his smile and sense of humor.
Enjoyed working with Bill for many years at C/M Shirt, our sincere condolences to the family.
Bill was such a great person and I loved working with him over the many years at Capital Mercury. I will miss having him to talk to and go by to visit when in Fayetteville. Claudia will be in my thoughts and prayers.
So many good memories while working with Bill at C/M he always had a friendly hello and smile our sympathy to his family
Been friends for over 60 years. Miss you already. DK
Claudia, this is lovely. I love the sentence of Bill lived life with a generous spirit….
Oh, you are so right…that is a very handsome Bill.
Loved him and will miss my grade school friend.
Love you. Roberta
It’s one of my closest and best friends, I’m gonna miss him terribly. Fly high Bill
Bill was a great Friend, always took an interest in our family, ready to visit about the economy or just life in general. He was a genuine Friend. I will definitely miss our great conversations and the long friendship we had over the last 30 years. Our deepest condolences and prayers for Claudia and Family!
Fly High My Friend!
Mark