Pioneer Resident Passes in Merced

News has been received here of the passing of a pioneer resident 
of Bishop, Mabel B. Clarke, on Tuesday, July 16 at a hospital in 
Merced.  Services will be held Friday, July 19, at Ivers and 
Alcorn Mortuary Mortuary in Merced at 1:30 p.m.

Mrs. Clarke was born in Independence Nov. 10, 1875, and came to 
Bishop with her parents in 1885.  She was married to George A. 
Clarke in 1902.  The family moved to the Merced area in 1926.

The deceased is survived by her husband, George A. Clarke; 
daughters, Mrs. Enid Cartwright, Los Angeles, and Mrs. Vera 
Frohwerk, Portland, Ore.; sons, Kenneth G. Clarke, Bakersfield; 
Warren C. Clarke, Planada, Calif.; six grandchildren; two 
sisters, Mrs. Emma Nelligan, Riverside, and Mrs. Blanche Wheeler 
of Planada.  A sister-in-law is Mrs. W. A. Chalfant of Bishop.

The Inyo Register
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, July 18, 1963 – Page two

Transcribed by Denise S. Flynn