Final Salute

George Walter Clark, 99, of Gary, Indiana, passed away on December 13, 2024, in Alto, Texas. George, best known as “Bigman”, was born in Paducah, Kentucky to George Clark & Lucy Hearns.  Bigman attended Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana. After graduating high school he joined the U.S. Navy, was a Seaman First Class in World War II and a member of the Seabees.  He married three times and was widowed by his third wife, Cecelia Clark. He was later employed by Quality Steel in Detroit, Michigan and retired from Detroit Receiving Hospital. He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings and his wife, Cecelia. He is survived by his children, Catherine Cecelia Clark-Patterson, George Wayne Clark, Georgette Clark, Karen Boone, Walter Clark, Deborah Bell, George Clark, Kenny Clark, and Kathy Williams (deceased); bonus-children that he raised and loved as his own are David Rowe, Sharon Blakely, Darlene Hereford, Frederick Anderson, Linda Garnett, Brenda Forletta, Romeo Rowe, Ann Turnley; and a host of nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

“If I could tell a story, it would be the greatest ever told. A story of a kind & loving father, who had a heart of gold. If I could write a million pages, I’d still be unable to say, just how much I love & will miss him, every single day. I’ll remember all he taught me and I’ll cry again & again. I know he’ll watch over me because he’ll forever be ‘Bigman’.”

*Viewing will be held at Allen Funeral Home in Alto, Texas on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 9:00am.

**Burial will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 2:00pm at Houston National Cemetery.

***Flowers may be sent to Allen Funeral Services, 649 San Antonio Rd, Alto, TX 75925.

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