ENOSBURGH - Shirley A. Clark, age 84, widow of Paul Clark, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2014 at the Northwestern Medical Center in St. Albans.
She was born October 22, 1930 in Enosburgh the daughter of the late J. Watson & Phelomaine Salomie (Tatro) Messier.
Shirley & Paul were married on August 28, 1950 and together worked their farm on the Woodward Neighborhood road until they started their family at which point Shirley became a stay at home Mom. In her later years she used her vast knowledge and love of plants working at the Beaver Meadow Greenhouses. Shirley loved to knit and will be remembered for her fierce independence and great sense of humor.
She is survived by her sons and their wives, Gregory & Candace Clark, Ricky & Doreen Clark & Joey & Penny Clark all of Enosburgh; her grandchildren, Bradley Clark and his wife Yu Jin, Dereck Clark, Allison Walker and her husband D.J., Lucas Clark and his wife Becky, Corey Clark and his fianc Sara Petrowsky, Matt Clark, Alana Clark, Adam Clark and his companion Megan Churchill & Ashleigh Clark and her companion Conner St. Pierre; her great grandchildren, Molly Clark, Aiden Bradley Clark, Paul Clark & Oliver Lee Walker ; her brothers and their wives, Larry & Joyce Messier and Reginald & Junith Messier all of Enosburg Falls; her sister, and her husband Freda & Donald Barry of Belvidere. Besides her parents, Shirley was predeceased by her husband, Paul Clark on November 27, 2006; her brothers-in-law, Douglas & Luther Clark.
Funeral services will be held Monday, December 1, 2014 at 11:00 AM at the Spears Funeral Home, 96 Dickinson Ave., Enosburg Falls with Pastor Patrick Hoadley officiating. Interment will follow in the East Berkshire Congregational Cemetery.
Visiting hours will be held at the Spears Funeral Home on Sunday from 4-7 PM
For those who wish contributions in Shirleys memory may be made to the Enosburgh Ambulance Service, 83 Sampsonville Road, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450.