Home Going Service for
Mr. James "Tooter" Clarke, Sr.
Services Held
3:00 P.M. Thursday, January 22, 1998
Will ow Spring Baptist Church Edgefield County, SC
The Reverend Dr. E. L. Cain, Pastor

~Order of Service~
Processional Hymn..................................... "What A Friend We Have InJesus" Scripture Prayer of Comfort Solo.............................................................. Mr. Calvin Carpenter Remarks............................................................... Rev. John Griffith
& Others Acknowledgement................................................. Mrs. A. Butler Solo............................................. Mrs. TammieWilliams-Johnson Words of Comfort........................................... Rev. Dr. E. L. Cain Final Viewing Recessional Benediction/Committal.................................. Church Cemetery

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PALLBEARERS........................................................... NEPHEWS

FLOWER BEARERS

FRIENDS OF THE FAMILY

~Obituary~
"God has smiled on me. H e has set me fr e e ."
We have come together today at the call of death, an event that is constantly occuring around us within the range of family, community, church family and friends.
M R JA M E S "TO Q TER" CLARKE, SR., a son of Marion Clarke, Sr. and the late Carrie BellAllen Clarke was bominSaluda C ounty,SC,onA pril8,1944. He quietly departed this life on Sunday Night, January 18,1998 in the Self Memorial Hospital.
He received his education in the public schools of Saluda County, South Carolina.
At an early age hejoined the Willow Spring Baptist Church. He worked many years for Federal Paper Board Company. He last worked as a Gardener at the Fruit Hill Plantationfor Patricia Rawls and Family where he loved taking care of the fruits, flowers and doing gardening.
He was once married to Julia Angie Smith. To this union two children were bom.
He w as called TOOTER by his family and friends. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends and all who knew and loved him. Precious memories will linger on in our hearts and minds forever.
He leaves to cherish his m em ory; his father, Marion Clarke, Saluda, SC; two sons, James (Sharon) Clarke, Jr. and Micheal Brunson of Johnston, SC; two daughters, Techia Clarkeof Saluda, SC and Christine Brunsonof Edgefield, SC; six brothers, Albert Clarke and Marion Clarke, Jr. of Philadelphia, PA, George A . Clarke, Freddie Clarke and Sylvester Clarke all of Saluda, SC and Nathaniel Clarkeof New York; two sisters, Essie Lurkof Greenwood, SC and Carrie Richardson of Saluda, SC; six grandchildren; one brother-in-law, three sisters-in-law; two uncles, two aunts; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many sorrowing friends.
Humbly submitted, The Family

He Only Takes The Best
God saw he was getting tired and a cure was not to be.
So he put his arms around him, and whispered, "Come with me."
With tear filled eyes we watched him suffer and fade away.
Although we loved him deeply, We could not make him stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, Hard working hands put to rest, God broke our hearts to prove to us,
Ho on!'' takes the best. -----Lovingly submitted, The Family
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
With grateful hearts, we, the family of the late MR. JAMES CLARKE, SR.
acknowledge with sincere appreciation the many acts of kindness shared with us during the illness and homegoing of our loved one. Your presence here today, your thoughts, prayers, visits, telephone calls, cards, flora! tributes, food, and all other expressions of sympathy have lightened our hearts; and they will continue to give us strength during the coming days. We pray God's etemai blessings upon each of you today and always.
Professional Services Entrusted To
BUTLER AND SON FUNERAL HOME
306 North Souknight Ferry Road
Saluda, South Carolina 29138 (864) 445-2623 or 445-3287