Clark R. Weary, age 97, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Saturday, March 19, 2011, at Horn Memorial Hospital in Ida Grove.Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 26, 2011, at the First United Methodist Church in Ida Grove, Iowa, under the direction of Christensen-Huffman Funeral Homes. The Reverend Chad Lierman will officiate, with burial to follow in Oakland Cemetery, Sac City, Iowa. Military honors will be conducted by McNamara-Moore Post No. 61 of the American Legion. Visitation with the family present will be held at the church on Saturday from 9 a.m. until the time of service.
Clark Ralph Weary was born January 10, 1914, at home in Sac City, Iowa, the youngest son of William Floyd and Mabel (VanDeGrift) Weary. He attended Sac City High School, where he graduated and excelled in wrestling and football.
On April 10, 1935, he was united in marriage to Henriona "Ona" Sherwood at Sac City. They were blessed with two children, Jacqueline and James. Clark was drafted into the United States Army during World War II. He served in Italy with the 10th Mountain Division and was honorably discharged in 1945.
Clark worked at various jobs until purchasing with a partner an empty building in Danbury in 1946, and opening a drugstore. They owned and operated the drugstore until 1959, when Clark and Ona moved to Hot Springs, Arkansas. After 35 years in Arkansas, they returned to Iowa and remained in their own apartment until making their home at Morningside Rehab and Care Center in 2009 and 2010.
Clark was an avid wrestling and football fan, with the Iowa Hawkeyes and Arkansas Razorbacks being his favorite teams. He enjoyed fishing, making and selling jewelry, rock hunting, and flea markets. His grandchildren and great-grandchildren were very special to him and he always showed great interest in whatever they did.
Survivors include his loving and devoted wife of nearly 76 years, Ona; his son, Jim (Rose) Weary of Ida Grove; four grandchildren Carla (Jim) Langston of Canton, TX, Sandi (Sy) Banan of Rockwell, TX, Larry Groneberg of Dallas, TX, and Troy (Lisa) Weary of Ames; his step-grandchildren, Joni Lillig of Grimes, Deonna Fritz of Cedar Falls, Laurel (Chris) Zepp of Grimes, and Lew (Sara) Weber of Rapid City, SD; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-step-grandson; a sister-in-law, Ronnie Sherwood of Cole Valley, IL; as well as nieces, nephews, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Jackie; a brother, Harold Weary; a sister, Gwyneth Dixon; a son-in-law, Larry Groneberg; six brothers-in-law, K.C. Dixon, Max Freymuller, Sydney, Donald, Arnold, and Milton Sherwood; and four sisters-in-law, Melvina (PeeWee) Freymuller, and Eleanor, Mildred, and Geri Sherwood.
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