Obituary - Letha F. Clark

Funeral services for Letha F. Clark, 96 of Butler, Missouri will be 2:00 PM Saturday, December 27, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Butler, Missouri with Dr. Terry Davis officiating. Visitation will be prior to services from 1-2 PM at the church. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery, Butler. Contributions are suggested to First Baptist Church or Heartland Hospice. Messages of condolence for the family may be left at www.mullinaxfuneralhome.com.
 
Letha Fern (Hill) Clark died on December 21, 2014 in Haven, Kansas.  She was born in rural Bates County, Missouri on September 16, 1918 to Stephen Matthias Hill and Claudia Alena Prettyman Hill.  She grew up on farms in several locations in Bates County.  She married Donald Clark of Butler on March 27, 1947.  They had one daughter, Donna Lea.  In 1955 the family moved to Riverside, California where they lived for 34 years.  In 1989 the family returned to Missouri and Letha lived in Butler until 2014 when she moved to Haven, Kansas with her daughter.  During her life in addition to being a homemaker she worked at various jobs in Butler and Kansas City, Missouri, Detroit, Michigan and Riverside, California.  Her jobs included working in restaurants and clothing stores and selling Fuller Brush products.  Letha enjoyed various hobbies such as reading, gardening and camping.  She was also active in the First Baptist Church of Butler, Missouri.  Letha was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Donald.  She is survived by her daughter, Donna Lea and many nieces and nephews.