Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, wife of Fred Charles Clark

Miss Mildred Anna Magner, High School Senior

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

                                        

               Photo Source: Mildred and Fred Clark's son, Burnill Fred Clark

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, wife of Fred Charles Clark

 

High School Graduating Class of 1925 - Galesburg, Kansas

 

Student, Mildred Anna Magner, see top left photograph  

 

 Photo:  Mildred Magner and Fred Clark's son, Burnill Fred Clark                                                                                     

Samuel Brown Magner

Saturday, September 16, 2017

28th Annual Galesburg Days

Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

Herman and Corenne (Magner) Simmons, son Larry Dean Simmons and his wife, Beverly J. (Moore) met my husband and myself for breakfast at the church.  Larry and Susan (in this photo) originally met in person when I met his mother, Corenne in Erie, Kansas in October  2011.

Samuel Brown Magner

Lillian (Simmons) married Steve Roosevelt at the Galesburg United Methodist Church in Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County on November 5, 1967. 

They renewed their vows on their 50th wedding anniversary on November 5, 2017 at the Galesburg United Methodist Church in Galesburg.  

 

Photo of the Happy Couple

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner had a son named Ralph Jerald Magner.  He married Dica Belle Brooke and they were blessed with four children. 

Ralph and Dica's oldest child, a daughter named Corenne Dica Magner.  She grew up and married Herman Cecil Simmons and they too were blessed with four children.

Herman Cecil Simmons's parents are Ralph Lee Simmons and Cena D. Gown.  They were blessed with eight children.  Herman Cecil Simmons and Thomas E. "Tom" Simmons were brothers.  

Thomas E. Simmons married Dorothy Laverne Hopeman and they were blessed with six children.  One of which is Lucille Simmons Janssen, a dear lady I met and has helped me in finding my ancestors in SE Kansas. 

Photo taken: October 2015    Below are two of Lucille's sisters:     

Left to Right: Lillian Roosevelt, Lucille Janssen and Nancy Dague  (Sisters)

Albert Lanville Magner

Saturday, September 16, 2017
28th Annual Galesburg Days
Galesburg, Kansas - Neosho County

One of the gifts or surprises of working on family genealogy is that you get to meet relatives that you have never met before.  In October 2016, I met Lucille (Simmons) Janssen by telephone.  She was so kind to help me gain information about some of my Magner Ancestors.  We emailed back and forth for one year and then finally met in person at the 2017 Galesburg Days Event. 


Left to Right: Lucille and Susan (myself)  

Left to Right: Lucille and Myself 

Galesburg Museum - Galesburg, Kansas

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, wife of Fred Charles Clark

MAGNER SISTERS: 

Left to Right: Mildred Anna and Audlene Mae

Photo Taken: 1970s in Seattle, Washington

 

 

April 1971 - Mildred (Magner) Clark and Rev. Fred Clark 

 

 

Photos Source: Mildred and Fred Clark's son, Burnill Fred Clark

 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, son Burnill Fred Clark


Below is a get-well letter handwritten by Burnill's Aunt Dica (Brooke) Magner.

 

Source: Burnill Fred Clark

 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, son Burnill Fred Clark

Burnill is my dad's cousin and we met via the Internet when I perused a Kansas genealogy website.  We exchanged emails until we met in person July 2011 and later we met his wife, Diane. 

Burnill has given me permission to add his personal get-well cards and letters from his Aunt Dica (Brooke) and Uncle Ralph Magner in the Spring 1956 when he was in the 9th grade and had a blood disorder that caused him to miss many weeks of school.

      

 

Source: Burnill Fred Clark

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark


First United Methodist Church - Cheyenne Wyoming

In October 2016, my husband and I were on vacation and stopped in Cheyenne, Wyoming where Dr. Fred Clark was a Senior Minister at the First United Methodist Church from 1954 - 1961.  We were invited inside by the church secretary to hear the history and tour this beautiful church in downtown Cheyenne.  Dr. Fred C. Clark is listed on the Senior Pastors plague that hangs in the church. 

 

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children
Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark

Funeral Service Bulletin - United Methodist Church
FRED CHARLES CLARK
July 7, 1905                                                                          November 11, 1982
Fred Charles Clark was born July 7, 1905 in St. Paul, Kansas.  He graduated from high school in Erie, Kansas and received his A.B. Degree in 1935 from Kansas State Teacher's College in Pittsburg, Kansas.  Reverend Clark received the Master of Theology Degree in 1938, from The Iliff School of Theology.  In 1950 he earned the degree of Doctor of Theology from Iliff in Denver, Colorado.

Doctor Clark served Methodist churches in Kansas, Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming before becoming superintendent of the Greeley, Colorado District in 1961.  From 1963 to 1966 he served as District Superintendent in Denver, Colorado.  In 1966 Doctor Clark became Director of Field Education for The Iliff School of Theology.  During his forty- three years in the ministry, Doctor Clark served on numerous boards and agencies.  He was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason and a Rotarian.  Upon retirement from the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1970, the Clarks moved to Lynnwood, Washington. 

From 1970 to 1975 Doctor Clark served as Minister of Visitation for the Edmonds United Methodist Church.  Since moving to the Hearthstone Retirement Home in July 1981, Sand Point has been Fred and Mildred's church home.

Fred was the son of Charlie and Winifred Clark.  He was the second of five children.  His sister Cleora Neely makes her home in Chapman, Kansas.  Fred has two brothers who are retired Methodist ministers: Doctor Alva Clark, living in Omaha, Nebraska; and Reverend Leonard Clark who resides in Thayer, Kansas.  His brother Lloyd Clark is deceased.

Fred and Mildred Anna Magner were married on Christmas Day, 1933.  To this union were born two children, Marilyn Clark Kraft and Burnill Fred Clark.  Marilyn is married to Kenneth A. Kraft.  They are parents of Karla Kraft Clogston and Linda Marie Kraft.  Burnill is the husband of Diane Rae (Oswald) Clark.  Their three daughters are Michelle Rae, Marcie Diane and Melissa Esther Clark. Gifts in memory of Doctor Clark may be given to the Sand Point or Edmonds United Methodist Churches.

Source: Fred and Mildred Clark Children: Burnill Clark and Marilyn Kraft

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children
Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark

The Sand Point United Methodist Church Bulletin
Fred Charles Clark was born July 7, 1905 in St. Paul, Kansas and spent his childhood in Erie, Kansas, where he graduated from high school.  On Christmas Day in 1933, he and Mildred Anna Magner were married.   [Correction, they were married on Christmas Eve in 1933]

In 1935 he received his A.B. degree from Kansas State Teacher's College; in 1938 he received his Master of Theology degree from the Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado.

Fred Clark served Methodist churches in Kansas, Colorado and Cheyenne, Wyoming before becoming District Superintendent of the Greeley, Colorado District in 1961. In 1966 Doctor Clark became Director of Field Education for the Iliff School of Theology.  During his forty-three years in the active ministry, he served on numerous boards and agencies.

He was a Thirty-Second Degree Mason and a Rotarian.  Upon retirement from the Rocky Mountain Conference in 1970, the Clarks moved to Lynnwood, Washington.  From 1970 to 1975 Fred served as Minister of Visitation for the Edmonds United Methodist Church.  Since moving to the Hearthstone Retirement Home in July, 1981, Sand Point was Fred and Mildred's church home.

Fred is survived by his wife, Mildred; two children, Marilyn Clark Kraft and Burnill Fred Clark; and five grandchildren.  He is also survived by a sister, Cleora Neely and two brothers, Dr. Alva Clark and the Reverend Leonard Clark, both retired Methodist clergymen.

Fred Clark was a loving, caring husband, father and friend.  Because the health of his wife was always frail, Fred helped in many ways that made him exceptionally close to his wife and children.  As a preacher he was scholarly and inspirational.  Many people grew because of his nurture and care.  As a pastor and friend he dispensed light and warmth.  His religion was part of his living.  In his friendships he was courageous and helpful and could always be depended upon.  Fred Clark was so full of fun and good humor that it was a joy to be with him.  He was truly a beautiful person.

Source: Fred and Mildred Clark Children: Burnill Clark and Marilyn Kraft

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark


Fred Charles Clark Obituary
The Seattle Times Newspaper
Tuesday, November 16, 1982

SERVICE SET FOR FRED C. CLARK, RETIRED PASTOR

A memorial service for Fred. C. Clark, 77, a retired United Methodist Church minister, will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Sand Point Community United Methodist Church.  There will be cremation.  He died Thursday.

Born in St. Paul, Kansas, he had served pastorates in Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming.  He later served as a Methodist District Superintendent and was on the faculty of Iliff School of Theology in Denver where he also received his doctorate.  He retired and moved to Seattle, Washington in 1970.

He recently served as an associate pastor of Edmonds United Methodist Church.

Clark is survived by his wife, Mildred; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn Kraft and a son, Burnill Clark, both of Seattle.

Remembrances are suggested to the Sand Point Methodist Church or Edmonds United Methodist Church.


Source: Fred and Mildred Clark Children: Burnill Clark and Marilyn Kraft

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter, Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark


1930 United States Federal Census
Residence: Stark, Kansas - Neosho County
Head of House: Fred C. Clark
Birth Year: About 1906
Race: White
Birthplace: Kansas
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Kansas
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Purchaser
Age: 24


1940 United States Federal Census
Residence: Cherokee, Kansas - Crawford County
Head of House: Fred C. Clark
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Douglas, Colorado
Residence on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Minister
Home Own or Rent: Rent
Highest Grade Completed: College, 5th or subsequent year
Income: 1200
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Fred C. Clark        Age: 34
Mildred Clark        Age: 32
Marilyn Clark        Age: 1

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark


Fred Charles Clark Parents:    (continued)
Father: Charles Stephen Clark

Married: November 12, 1902
The groom (26) living in St. Paul Kansas and bride (25) residing in Erie, Kansas.
SOURCE: Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911

Mother: Winifred (Baldwin) Clark
Born: July 1877 - Indiana
Died: 1959 - Kansas
Interment: South Mound Cemetery, South Mound, Kansas - Neosho County
NOTE: 1900 US CENSUS
Winifred was a music teacher and living in Centerville, Kansas - Neosho County


1920 U.S Census -- Charles and Winifred Clark Family
Home: Lincoln, Kansas - Neosho County
Children: Five

Son: Lloyd Clark - Age 16
Son: Fred Clark - Age 14
Daughter: Cleora Clark - Age 12
Son: Alva Clark - Age 4
Son: Leonard Clark - Age 1

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner, husband Fred Charles Clark

Fred Charles Clark
Born: July 7, 1905 - South Mound, Kansas - Neosho County
Died: November 11, 1982 - Edmonds, Washington - Snohomish County
Interment: Acacia Memorial Park - Lake Forest Park, Washington - King County
G17 Terrace Memorial Section - Rhody Terrace - Lot G - Space 55
Age: 77


Fred Charles Clark Parents
Father: Charles Stephen Clark   "Charlie"
Born: February 20, 1876 - Kansas
Died: February 15, 1946 - Neosho County, Kansas
Interment: South Mound Cemetery, South Mound, Kansas - Neosho County

Other Information: 
Enlistment: September 30, 1899 - Girard, Kansas
Rank: Private - M Company, 40th U.S. Infantry
Honorable Discharge: June 24, 1901 - Presidio, California
Domestic History: Age 50 - Height 5' 3 1/2 " - Farmer -
Residence: St. Paul, Kansas - Married to Winifred B. Clark


MIDDLE NAME AND DATE/PLACE OF BIRTH SOURCE: 
U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 

DATE OF DEATH SOURCE:
U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963
Charles Home Address: 915 S. Lincoln - Chanute, Kansas - Neosho County

ADDITIONAL SOURCE:
U.S. National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children
Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner

CHURCH SERVICE BULLETIN  (continued)

NEW TESTAMENT        Romans 8:31-39            Marcie Clark (granddaughter)
                                     John 14: 1-4, 27      Melissa Stepanuik (granddaughter)

MEMORIES OF GRANDMOTHER
                                 Introduced by Karla Clogston (granddaughter)

SERVICE OF THE WORD

EULOGY                                                                              Burnill Clark (son)

SHARED MEMORIES

PASTORAL PRAYER AND LORD'S PRAYER

HYMN #358                                                 "Dear Lord and Father of Mankind"

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

Following the service, everyone is invited to greet the family in Perry Hall.
The family wishes to give heartfelt thanks for the loving care that Mildred received for so many years at the Hearthstone Health Center and most recently, at the Morning Glory Adult Family Home in Edmonds.

Memorials may be given to Sand Point Community United Methodist Church or Medic One.

                                Worship Assistants
Pastor: the Rev. Dr. Bill D. Smith
Organist: Pat Hoffer
Ushers: Jerry Sheller and Vernon Smith
Reception: United Methodist Women

SAND POINT COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
                               SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

SOURCE: Fred and Mildred Clark Children: Burnill Clark and Marilyn Kraft

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner

CHURCH SERVICE BULLETIN
May 25, 2000                                                                                        1:00 PM
                                           A Service of Worship to
                                 Remember and Celebrate the Life of
                                      Mildred Anna Magner Clark
                                   February 19, 1908 - May 20, 2000

PRELUDE

CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive)
Loving God, our Creator and sustainer, in you we live, and move, and have our being.
You, O God, have been our refuge and strength from generation to generation.
You, O Christ, are our hope and salvation; in you, death has been swallowed up in victory, and we have an inheritance which is imperishable and unfading.
Alleluia!  The Lord God Almighty reigns.  Let us rejoice, and give thanks to God for the victory.

FLUTE-PIANO DUET          "It is Well With My Soul"                    Philip Bliss
             Linda Shatto (granddaughter) -- flute;   Marilyn Kraft (daughter) -- piano

GREETING                                                                   the Rev. Dr. Bill D. Smith

HYMN #64                                            "Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty"

PRAYER OF INVOCATION  (unison)
Almighty and Eternal God, You who love us with an everlasting love and have continued faithful to us through all our days, help us now to wait upon You with reverent and open hearts, that through patience, hymns and scripture, we may have our hope and faith strengthened and be lifted above our sorrow into the light and peace of your presence.  Amen

OLD TESTAMENT           Psalm 23            Michelle Hopstad (granddaughter)

 

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner


MILDRED ANNA MAGNER CLARK   (continued)

Mildred was active in church and community all of her life and made many friends wherever she lived.  But it was as a mother where she distinguished herself with her absolute faithfulness in time and spirit to the needs of her two children -- Marilyn and Burnill.  All through their childhood and school years she devoted herself to their welfare teaching the way of the Christian life by precept and example.

She knew disappointment and sorrow in life, having suffered from tuberculosis while the children were small.  She spent fifteen months in the hospital before a cure for that dreaded disease was discovered and developed.  Following Mildred's release from the hospital, she spent several years at home regaining her health.  In 1948 the family moved to Wheat Ridge, Colorado so that Mildred could benefit from a better climate.

In 1954, Fred and Mildred moved their family to a pastorate in Cheyenne, Wyoming.  This was followed by assignments in Greeley and Denver, Colorado.

They retired to the Seattle area in 1970 and bought a home in Lynnwood.  Fred served as Minister of Visitation at Edmonds United Methodist Church.  In 1980 Mildred and Fred moved to the Hearthstone Retirement Home on Greenlake.  Following Fred's death in 1982, Mildred continued to live at the Hearthstone until 1995.  She spent her final years in Edmonds Rehabilitation and the Morning Glory Adult Family Home.

A BIG thank you! 

SOURCE: Fred and Mildred Clark Children:  Burnill Clark and Marilyn Kraft
       

Samuel Brown Magner

Samuel and Etta (Boje) Magner Children

Daughter: Mildred Anna Magner

                             MILDRED ANNA MAGNER CLARK

 

                              February 19, 1908 - May 20, 2000

 

Mildred Anna Magner was born February 19, 1908 on a farm near Galesburg, Kansas.  This was her address for the next fourteen years.  Her parents then moved to another farm just outside the city limits of the small town of Galesburg, which Mildred considered to be her home until she and Fred C. Clark were married in 1933. 

 

Mildred was graduated from Galesburg High School.  Following two years of college she received a life certificate to teach in the Kansas Elementary Schools, where she taught for seven years prior to her marriage.

 

She was the youngest of four children of Sam and Etta Magner.  Mildred had two brothers -- Ralph and Albert Magner -- both of whom preceded her in death.  Both brothers died after reaching retirement age and she felt their loss keenly.

 

Her sister, Audlene, also preceded her in death.  She felt very close to Audlene and lived with her and her husband, D.G. Springer for four years.  This was done to provide Mildred access to a better school for the seventh and eighth grades, and the opportunity of attending the first two years of high school in Galesburg.  Living with her sister gave Mildred the advantage of a nine-month urban school, compared with the eight-month rural school year.

 

Mildred and Fred were married on Christmas Eve, 1933 in Galesburg.  Much of their married life was spent serving Methodist churches in Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming and Washington.  She was baptized into the Christian Church as a young girl, so Mildred early was led to make her commitment to Christ and the Church.