Robert Abel Clarke
TERLINGUA, Texas -- Robert Abel Clarke,
68 of Terlingua, Texas, retired law enforcement officer after 40
years, died Wednesday (Oct. 28, 1998) at Newton Medical Center.
He was born May 15, 1930, in Wharton,
Texas, to Fred Webster and Cora (Sanders) Clarke. He married Melody
Heidebrecht, formerly of Newton, Jan. 1, 1980, in Richmond, Texas.
She survives of Terlingua.
He was a member of the VFW, American
Legion, Texas Law Officers' Association and Texas Parks and Wildlife
Law Enforcement Association. He was a Korean War veteran and served
in the U.S. Army from 1951 to 1955. Other survivors include: one son,
Robert A. Clarke Jr., of Illinois; two daughters, Kathryn Clarke
Johnson of Texas and Kandi Clarke Brasseaux of Louisiana; one
brother, F.W. Clarke Jr., of Texas; one grandchild; and many nieces
and nephews.
There will be no services. His body
will be donated to the University of Kansas Medical School and Eye
Bank.
