The Jackson Hole Guide
Thursday, November 20, 1969
Page 16
Funeral Services Held Monday For Harold S. Clark, 61
Harold S. Clark, 61, well-known Jackson businessman and contractor, died suddenly Friday, Nov. 14, at his home.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m., from the Jackson L.D.S. church with Bishop Boyd Wilde officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Masonic grave side rites.
Harold Silas Clark was born Nov. 2, 1908, at Rigby, Ida., to Charles W. and Genevieve Graham Clark, the third son in the family. He was brought up on the family farm at Mud Springs, an area just south of Ririe, Ida.
At Ririe, he and his brothers and sister received their formal education in a one-room school. Upon completing the eighth grade, it was necessary for him to give up further schooling in order to help with the work required in operating the family farm. However, his desire and ability to learn continued all of his life and education in any form was always one of his goals.
As a lad of 14, his first summer job was as a packer for the stock association and he spent several summers delivering supplies to their many scattered range camps. All of the materials had to be transported by pack horse and it was during this period that he developed a knowledge and affection for good horses.
Because of his interest in livestock, his early ambition was to go to Texas and become a cowboy. In mid-summer of 1924 this ambition moved him to start for Texas and the first leg of his journey was into Jackson Hole by way of Teton Pass. He was riding a saddle horse and had all of his worldly possessions on a packhorse that he was leading.
The Jackson Hole Rodeo that summer was responsible for changing his cowboy ambitions. After three days of competition all he had to show for his efforts were many bruises and a broken nose.
The summer of 1925 gave him his first start of construction work. He went to work for the Forest Service in helping to rebuild the Gros Ventre road that had been destroyed by the slide. The work was accomplished using horses and pull scrapers as power equipment was just coming into use in Jackson Hole.
On June 3, 1929, he was married to Ada Ferrin. In 1929 he also learned to operate a power shovel. A new road was being constructed in Hoback Canyon and one of the first power shovels in Jackson Hole was brought in to do the excavation work.
Although he had never seen this type of equipment he asked for a job on the machine and was hired as an oiler, but when the operator quit two days later, he was hired to finish the job as operator and completed the project.
This was the beginning of the occupation he followed for the next 20 years. Following construction, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and their two boys went to many parts of the United States and also to the Panama Canal Zone.
Regardless of where they moved, Jackson was always called home. In 1945, the Clarks returned to Jackson for a vacation and to do some hunting. During this vacation, Lew Wilson and Clark bid on an irrigation project and when they awarded the job, the Clarks moved home.
His start as a contractor was on a very small scale. Equipment was almost impossible to buy and military surplus had to be used. In 1946 he was active in the Associ- (sic) mix cement plant in Jackson. In the mid-1950's, he was joined in business by his sons, Lewell and Lynn, and Bill Lesper, a son in all but name, as they returned from military service.
His many activities included an interest and support of the youth of Jackson. He served as a Teton County Commissioner for one term and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the IOOF Lodge. In recent years he was active in the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming. He was also a member and past president of the Jackson Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Ada; three sons, Lewell and Lynn Clark and Bill Leeper of Jackson; his father, Charles W. CLark of AMerican Falls, Ida.; two brothers, Jesse G. Clark of Idaho Falls and Calvin Clark of Moses Lake, Wash.; 10 grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Genevieve Graham Clark, two brothers, Leroy and Elton, a sister, Mabel Webb and a granddaughter, Susan Clark.
Thursday, November 20, 1969
Page 16
Funeral Services Held Monday For Harold S. Clark, 61
Harold S. Clark, 61, well-known Jackson businessman and contractor, died suddenly Friday, Nov. 14, at his home.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m., from the Jackson L.D.S. church with Bishop Boyd Wilde officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Masonic grave side rites.
Harold Silas Clark was born Nov. 2, 1908, at Rigby, Ida., to Charles W. and Genevieve Graham Clark, the third son in the family. He was brought up on the family farm at Mud Springs, an area just south of Ririe, Ida.
At Ririe, he and his brothers and sister received their formal education in a one-room school. Upon completing the eighth grade, it was necessary for him to give up further schooling in order to help with the work required in operating the family farm. However, his desire and ability to learn continued all of his life and education in any form was always one of his goals.
As a lad of 14, his first summer job was as a packer for the stock association and he spent several summers delivering supplies to their many scattered range camps. All of the materials had to be transported by pack horse and it was during this period that he developed a knowledge and affection for good horses.
Because of his interest in livestock, his early ambition was to go to Texas and become a cowboy. In mid-summer of 1924 this ambition moved him to start for Texas and the first leg of his journey was into Jackson Hole by way of Teton Pass. He was riding a saddle horse and had all of his worldly possessions on a packhorse that he was leading.
The Jackson Hole Rodeo that summer was responsible for changing his cowboy ambitions. After three days of competition all he had to show for his efforts were many bruises and a broken nose.
The summer of 1925 gave him his first start of construction work. He went to work for the Forest Service in helping to rebuild the Gros Ventre road that had been destroyed by the slide. The work was accomplished using horses and pull scrapers as power equipment was just coming into use in Jackson Hole.
On June 3, 1929, he was married to Ada Ferrin. In 1929 he also learned to operate a power shovel. A new road was being constructed in Hoback Canyon and one of the first power shovels in Jackson Hole was brought in to do the excavation work.
Although he had never seen this type of equipment he asked for a job on the machine and was hired as an oiler, but when the operator quit two days later, he was hired to finish the job as operator and completed the project.
This was the beginning of the occupation he followed for the next 20 years. Following construction, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and their two boys went to many parts of the United States and also to the Panama Canal Zone.
Regardless of where they moved, Jackson was always called home. In 1945, the Clarks returned to Jackson for a vacation and to do some hunting. During this vacation, Lew Wilson and Clark bid on an irrigation project and when they awarded the job, the Clarks moved home.
His start as a contractor was on a very small scale. Equipment was almost impossible to buy and military surplus had to be used. In 1946 he was active in the Associ- (sic) mix cement plant in Jackson. In the mid-1950's, he was joined in business by his sons, Lewell and Lynn, and Bill Lesper, a son in all but name, as they returned from military service.
His many activities included an interest and support of the youth of Jackson. He served as a Teton County Commissioner for one term and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the IOOF Lodge. In recent years he was active in the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming. He was also a member and past president of the Jackson Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Ada; three sons, Lewell and Lynn Clark and Bill Leeper of Jackson; his father, Charles W. CLark of AMerican Falls, Ida.; two brothers, Jesse G. Clark of Idaho Falls and Calvin Clark of Moses Lake, Wash.; 10 grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Genevieve Graham Clark, two brothers, Leroy and Elton, a sister, Mabel Webb and a granddaughter, Susan Clark.
The Jackson Hole Guide
Thursday, November 20, 1969
Page 16
Funeral Services Held Monday For Harold S. Clark, 61
Harold S. Clark, 61, well-known Jackson businessman and contractor, died suddenly Friday, Nov. 14, at his home.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m., from the Jackson L.D.S. church with Bishop Boyd Wilde officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Masonic grave side rites.
Harold Silas Clark was born Nov. 2, 1908, at Rigby, Ida., to Charles W. and Genevieve Graham Clark, the third son in the family. He was brought up on the family farm at Mud Springs, an area just south of Ririe, Ida.
At Ririe, he and his brothers and sister received their formal education in a one-room school. Upon completing the eighth grade, it was necessary for him to give up further schooling in order to help with the work required in operating the family farm. However, his desire and ability to learn continued all of his life and education in any form was always one of his goals.
As a lad of 14, his first summer job was as a packer for the stock association and he spent several summers delivering supplies to their many scattered range camps. All of the materials had to be transported by pack horse and it was during this period that he developed a knowledge and affection for good horses.
Because of his interest in livestock, his early ambition was to go to Texas and become a cowboy. In mid-summer of 1924 this ambition moved him to start for Texas and the first leg of his journey was into Jackson Hole by way of Teton Pass. He was riding a saddle horse and had all of his worldly possessions on a packhorse that he was leading.
The Jackson Hole Rodeo that summer was responsible for changing his cowboy ambitions. After three days of competition all he had to show for his efforts were many bruises and a broken nose.
The summer of 1925 gave him his first start of construction work. He went to work for the Forest Service in helping to rebuild the Gros Ventre road that had been destroyed by the slide. The work was accomplished using horses and pull scrapers as power equipment was just coming into use in Jackson Hole.
On June 3, 1929, he was married to Ada Ferrin. In 1929 he also learned to operate a power shovel. A new road was being constructed in Hoback Canyon and one of the first power shovels in Jackson Hole was brought in to do the excavation work.
Although he had never seen this type of equipment he asked for a job on the machine and was hired as an oiler, but when the operator quit two days later, he was hired to finish the job as operator and completed the project.
This was the beginning of the occupation he followed for the next 20 years. Following construction, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and their two boys went to many parts of the United States and also to the Panama Canal Zone.
Regardless of where they moved, Jackson was always called home. In 1945, the Clarks returned to Jackson for a vacation and to do some hunting. During this vacation, Lew Wilson and Clark bid on an irrigation project and when they awarded the job, the Clarks moved home.
His start as a contractor was on a very small scale. Equipment was almost impossible to buy and military surplus had to be used. In 1946 he was active in the Associ- (sic) mix cement plant in Jackson. In the mid-1950's, he was joined in business by his sons, Lewell and Lynn, and Bill Lesper, a son in all but name, as they returned from military service.
His many activities included an interest and support of the youth of Jackson. He served as a Teton County Commissioner for one term and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the IOOF Lodge. In recent years he was active in the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming. He was also a member and past president of the Jackson Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Ada; three sons, Lewell and Lynn Clark and Bill Leeper of Jackson; his father, Charles W. CLark of AMerican Falls, Ida.; two brothers, Jesse G. Clark of Idaho Falls and Calvin Clark of Moses Lake, Wash.; 10 grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Genevieve Graham Clark, two brothers, Leroy and Elton, a sister, Mabel Webb and a granddaughter, Susan Clark.
Thursday, November 20, 1969
Page 16
Funeral Services Held Monday For Harold S. Clark, 61
Harold S. Clark, 61, well-known Jackson businessman and contractor, died suddenly Friday, Nov. 14, at his home.
Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m., from the Jackson L.D.S. church with Bishop Boyd Wilde officiating. Burial was in the Jackson cemetery with Masonic grave side rites.
Harold Silas Clark was born Nov. 2, 1908, at Rigby, Ida., to Charles W. and Genevieve Graham Clark, the third son in the family. He was brought up on the family farm at Mud Springs, an area just south of Ririe, Ida.
At Ririe, he and his brothers and sister received their formal education in a one-room school. Upon completing the eighth grade, it was necessary for him to give up further schooling in order to help with the work required in operating the family farm. However, his desire and ability to learn continued all of his life and education in any form was always one of his goals.
As a lad of 14, his first summer job was as a packer for the stock association and he spent several summers delivering supplies to their many scattered range camps. All of the materials had to be transported by pack horse and it was during this period that he developed a knowledge and affection for good horses.
Because of his interest in livestock, his early ambition was to go to Texas and become a cowboy. In mid-summer of 1924 this ambition moved him to start for Texas and the first leg of his journey was into Jackson Hole by way of Teton Pass. He was riding a saddle horse and had all of his worldly possessions on a packhorse that he was leading.
The Jackson Hole Rodeo that summer was responsible for changing his cowboy ambitions. After three days of competition all he had to show for his efforts were many bruises and a broken nose.
The summer of 1925 gave him his first start of construction work. He went to work for the Forest Service in helping to rebuild the Gros Ventre road that had been destroyed by the slide. The work was accomplished using horses and pull scrapers as power equipment was just coming into use in Jackson Hole.
On June 3, 1929, he was married to Ada Ferrin. In 1929 he also learned to operate a power shovel. A new road was being constructed in Hoback Canyon and one of the first power shovels in Jackson Hole was brought in to do the excavation work.
Although he had never seen this type of equipment he asked for a job on the machine and was hired as an oiler, but when the operator quit two days later, he was hired to finish the job as operator and completed the project.
This was the beginning of the occupation he followed for the next 20 years. Following construction, Mr. and Mrs. Clark and their two boys went to many parts of the United States and also to the Panama Canal Zone.
Regardless of where they moved, Jackson was always called home. In 1945, the Clarks returned to Jackson for a vacation and to do some hunting. During this vacation, Lew Wilson and Clark bid on an irrigation project and when they awarded the job, the Clarks moved home.
His start as a contractor was on a very small scale. Equipment was almost impossible to buy and military surplus had to be used. In 1946 he was active in the Associ- (sic) mix cement plant in Jackson. In the mid-1950's, he was joined in business by his sons, Lewell and Lynn, and Bill Lesper, a son in all but name, as they returned from military service.
His many activities included an interest and support of the youth of Jackson. He served as a Teton County Commissioner for one term and was a member of the Masonic Lodge, Elks Lodge and the IOOF Lodge. In recent years he was active in the Associated General Contractors of Wyoming. He was also a member and past president of the Jackson Rotary Club.
He is survived by his wife, Ada; three sons, Lewell and Lynn Clark and Bill Leeper of Jackson; his father, Charles W. CLark of AMerican Falls, Ida.; two brothers, Jesse G. Clark of Idaho Falls and Calvin Clark of Moses Lake, Wash.; 10 grandchildren and numerous other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Genevieve Graham Clark, two brothers, Leroy and Elton, a sister, Mabel Webb and a granddaughter, Susan Clark.
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