Obit Index
Updated: 07 Apr 2013

Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
August 22, 2004

Yetta Clark, 71, of OKC, passed away on August 19, 2004 after a lengthy battle with cancer. Yetta was born on September 12, 1932 in Choctaw to Cotton and Cis Konechney . She graduated from Choctaw High School in 1950.

Yetta married Ralph "Slim" Clark on February 11, 1952. She worked as a homemaker and assisted Slim with his painting business for more than 25 years. Yetta attended Southern Hills Baptist Church and worked in the children's department for many years.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Cotton and Cis Konechney and sister, Wanda Jo Konechney .

She is survived by her husband Slim; daughter Denice and husband Steve Wheeler; son Mark and wife Teresa Clark; son John and wife Linda Clark; brother Gary and wife Shirley Konechney ; 8 grandchildren, Stephanie, Paul, Timmy, Stephen, Austin, Lauren, Trevor and Ross; and one great grandson on the way. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, August 23 at Southern Hills Baptist Church (in the red chapel) at 8601 S. Penn, with burial to follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens. Branstetter - Merritt Funeral Home.

Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
December 3, 2008

Ralph "Slim" Clark of Oklahoma City, passed away on December 1, 2008, at the age of 77. Slim was born on August 29, 1931, in Oklahoma City, to Howard M. and Lillie Clark. He graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1950. Slim married Yetta Konechney on February 11, 1952. He worked for the Oklahoma City Fire Department from 1951-1975 and achieved the rank of Captain. He was also a paint contractor for more than 30 years. Slim attended Southern Hills Baptist Church and enjoyed all his friends in the "Men's only" class.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Howard M. and Lillie Clark, his wife, Yetta, and his brother, Howard W. Clark.

Slim is survived by his three children, daughter, Denice Wheeler and husband, Steve, son, Mark Clark and wife, Teresa, son, John Clark and wife, Linda; eight grandchildren, Stephanie, Paul, Timmy, Stephen, Austin, Lauren, Trevor, Ross; and one great grandson, Major.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00pm, Thursday, December 4, at Southern Hills Baptist Church, 8601 S. Penn with burial to follow at Resthaven Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association.
 

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