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