Mr. Pursel F. Clark - 1720 Ramona Ave., formerly of Vicksburg Passed away Thursday morning in Franklin Community Hospital. Mr. Clark was born Oct. 22, 1902 in Vicksburg, son of Charles J. and Jenny Notley Clark and had been a lifelong resident of this area. He owned and operated the Clark Brothers Oil Co. Surviving are 3 sons, Charles of Vicksburg, Meredith of Marcellus and Donald of Mattawan; one step-son, Larry Clubb of Texas; 2 daughters, Mrs. Richard (Nancy) Reish of Marcellus and Mary E. Clark of Vicksburg; one stepdaughter, Mrs. Alvin (Marlene) Hambright of Portage; one brother, Meredith of Vicksburg; 2 sisters, Mrs. C.E. (Frances) Skidmore of Vicksburg and Mrs. Tom (Carita Dunbar) Fox of Kalamazoo; 11 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. One brother, Ronald, preceded him in death. Friends may call at the Rupert-Durham Funeral Home, Vicksburg, where services will be held Saturday at 1 p.m., Rev. C. Robert Carson of the Vicksburg United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment in Vicksburg Cemetery. The family suggests memorials be made to the Cancer Society, which may be left at the funeral home. source: Kalamazoo Gazette Fri 21 Jan 1977 (submitted by a volunteer, not a family member)