JAMES WILLIAM CLARK II
James William Clark II, 70, of Fredericksburg, died Saturday, March 14, 2015.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m., Tuesday, March 17, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with the Rev. Scott Janysek officiating. Jim Korman was the vocalist, and Bill Smallwood played the trumpet.
Graveside services with full military honors and interment followed at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements were under the direction of Schaetter Funeral Home where visitation was held Monday evening, March 16, and Tuesday morning, March 17.
Vigil services and a rosary led by St. Joseph’s Society was also held Monday evening.
Clark was born Nov. 8, 1944, in Columbus, Ohio, the son of James William Clark and Anna Florence Nicholson Clark. He married Ruby Lee Crenwelge on April 1, 1967, and she survives.
A 1962 graduate of Eastmoor High School, Clark enlisted in the United States Army and served in communications at the White House in Washington, DC, and the Texas White House at Stonewall, under President Lyndon B. Johnson.
After his military service was complete, he attended the University of Texas at Austin, receiving his doctor of jurisprudence degree.
Over the years, Clark served in a variety of roles in community organizations. He was one of the organizers of the early wild game dinners which raised money to preserve historical landmarks in the county. He was a Scoutmaster of Doss Boy Scout Troop 132, and was the first honorary life member of Die Künstler von Fredericksburg.
A member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Clark was an active member of St. Mary’s ACTS.
In addition to his wife, Clark is survived by two daughters, two sons and spouses, including Kathy and Michael Adams, of Bertram; Jimmy and Kathy Clark and Nick and Noel Clark, all of Harper, and Crystal Clark of Fredericksburg, and nine grandchildren.
He is also survived by two brothers, one sister and spouses, including Roger and Jill Clark, of Delaware, Ohio; Robert and Sandy Clark, Columbia, South Carolina, and Kathy Clark, Columbus, Ohio.
Survivors also include the following brother-in-law and sisters-in-law and spouses: Daniel and Gloria Crenwelge, Emily and Marion Baethge and Harriet, Mrs. Clayton Crenwelge, all of Fredericksburg, and Genevieve and Clarence Voight, of Comfort.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his parents-in-law; a sister-in-law, Shirley Crenwelge, and a brother-in-law, Clayton Crenwelge.
Memorials may be made to St. Mary’s ACTS, Harper Boy Scout Troop 139, or the St. Joseph’s Halle Restoration Fund.
Pallbearers included Dennis Baethge, Danny Crenwelge, Stephen Baethge, Brian Kirchner, Tommy Crenwelge and Clayton Clark.