Ruth Derrick Clark

Theresa Ruth Derrick Clark, 91, wife of the late Cecil Horace Clark, of Abbeville died Saturday, January 12, 2013 at the Abbeville Nursing Home. She was born in Greenwood to the late William and Nina Campbell Derrick. Mrs. Clark retired from the J.P. Stevens Clemson Plant with many years of service and was a member of Rice Memorial Baptist Church in Greenwood. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters, Francis Martin, Carolyn McCall Bearden and Helen Burns Martin and a grandson, Robert Keith White. Mrs. Clark is survived by a son, Marion E. Clark, of Taylors, SC; two daughters, Patricia Vernon and Donna Atkins, both of Abbeville; seven grandchildren, Darren Atkins, Dawn Atkins Wetherley, Denise Atkins Quickel, Scott Clark, Derrick Clark, Kelly White and Lynn Vernon Palmer; sixteen great-grandchildren, Clark Atkins, Ella Atkins, Cameron Wetherley, Alex Wetherley, Laney Quickel, Jackson Quickel, Adrianna Clark, Patrick Clark, Leah Clark, David Clark, Decoda White, Grace White, Robbie White, C.T. Palmer, Asheley Palmer Collier and Wyatt Palmer; and four great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 10:00AM to 11:00AM Tuesday, January 15, 2013 at Harris Funeral Home. Funeral services will begin at 11:00AM in the funeral home chapel. Private burial will be Wednesday, January 16, 2013 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Anderson. The family is at the home of Donna Atkins on Florence Street in Abbeville. Memorial contributions, in memory of Mrs. Clark, may be sent to the Rice Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund, 1975 Highway 72W, Greenwood, SC 29649. A message of condolence may be sent to the family by visiting www.harrisfuneral.com. HARRIS FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES of Abbeville is assisting the Clark family.