Gracia Isola Clark

1908 - 1989  (80 years)

• Name	Gracia Isola Clark  [1]
  Born	22 Dec 1908	Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA   [1, 2]
  	From F. Jeanne Johnson, correspondent, note of October13th, 2007 In the Battle Creek MOON JOURNAL re her birth:  Mr.and Mrs. W.J. Clark, 33 Harris Ave are the happy parents ofan eight pound daughter, Gracia.
  Gender	Female
  Died	18 Apr 1989	Joplin, Jasper Co., MO, USA   [2, 3]
  Buried	Garden of the Beatitudes Section of Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA   [3]
  		I274621 Clark, Gracia Isola (1908-1989), daughter of Sprague, EthelFloy, grave stone at the Garden of the Beatitudes Sectionof Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI
  Notes	From F. Jeanne Johnson, correspondent, note of October13th, 2007 Mom died 18 Apr 1989 in Joplin, Jasper Co., Missouri. Her obituary from the Battle Creek Enquirer and News onApril 23 1989 reads:          Gracia C.Kuklaw Gracia C. (Clark) Kuklaw, 80, of Cassville, Mo., andformerly of Battle Creek, died Tuesday, April 18 in Joplin.MO. She had been ill for one year and hospitalized the pasttwo weeks. She was born in Battle Creek and moved to Pontiac in themid 1930's. She moved to Kansas City MO, in 1973 and latermoved to Cassville.  She was recognized in BattleCreek for her swimming, particularly at Goguac Lake.  She is survived by daughters, Barbara Harris of springHill, Fla., and F. Jeanne Johnson of Sacramento, Calif.;sons, Dexter Kuklaw of Ortonville, MI and Curtiss Kuklaw ofCassville, MO.; 18 Grandchildren; 13 great grandchildren; abrother, Elmer Clark of Sebring Fla.; and a sister, Dr.Bernice Clark of Hampden, Mass. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at memorial ParkCemetery. Memorial donations may go to the American CancerSociety or Alzheimer's Disease and Related DisordersAssociation. Arrangements are by Royal Funeral Home. Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA [2]
  Person ID	I274621	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	William John Clark,   b. 23 Sep 1881, Jackson, Jackson Co., MI, USA ,   d. 7 Mar 1950, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Ethel Floy Sprague,   b. 23 May 1887, LeRoy Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 1 Dec 1971, Waterford Twp., Oakland Co., MI, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1905	Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA   [1]
  	Marriage License Date, 5 Oct 1905, Book 5, page 215, #386Calhoun Co., MI Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA [1]
  Family ID	F98518	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Clinton Asa Stringham,   b. 9 Apr 1904, Marshall, Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 30 Jul 1994, Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1927	Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA   [2]
  	From F. Jeanne Johnson, correspondent, note of October13th, 2007 The following is the article from the Battle Creek MoonJournal about their marriage:                                                                    Pretty June Wedding A very pretty wedding occurred last evening at the home ofMr. and Mrs. W. J. Clark, Lakeview Avenue, when theireldest daughter, Miss Gracia Clark became the bride ofClinton Stringham.  Promptly at eight o'clock, thebridal party took its place beneath a bower of spirea andferns while Mrs. Hazel Gwinn played the Mendelson weddingmarch.  T. Eldon Sprague, uncle of the bride, sang "ILove you Truly", after which the bride was given inmarriage by her father, with Rev. W. M. P. Jerrett, pastorof the Upton Avenue M. E. church, performing theceremony.  Miss Isabelle Kirksteadt was bridesmaid,and Elmer Clark brother of the bride, performed the dutiesof best man.  The bride wore a lovely gown of flatcrepe and lace over white satin and carried a bridalbouquet of roses.  Just the immediate families,numbering about fifty, witnessed the ceremony.  Anelaborate collation was served by the bride's sister, MissBernice clark, and four cousins, Misses Lillian and EvelynClark, of Lanisng, Miss Verl Clark and Miss BeatriceSprague, of this city.  Errol Gwinn and Eldon Spraguegave several vocal selections, which were enjoyed byall.  Mr. and Mrs. Stringham left immediately on awedding trip to Indiana.  They will be at home totheir friends at 100 Summer Street after June 15. Many beautiful and useful gifts were received, including apiano, linen, cut glass and generous cash gifts.  Theout of town guests were Mr. and Mrs.  C. E. Clark andfamily of Lansing;  Mr. and Mrs L.R. Lambertson, ofAlbion;  Mrs C. Lambertson, of Hersey;  MrsWilliam Frazer, of Northville.  A grandfather of thegroom, 89 years old, was also present.  The bride is agraduate of the Lakeview High School, class of 1926, andthe groom is employed with the construction forces at thenew Sanitarium. Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA [2]
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Ann Stringham,   b. 7 Feb 1928, Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA ,   d. 15 Feb 2006, Petoskey, Emmet Co., MI, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2019
  Family ID	F99802	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Flemore Edward Kuklaw,   b. 23 Feb 1904, Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, USA ,   d. 16 Sep 1977, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw Co., MI, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1942	Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, USA   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F99006	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 3	William White Porter,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	1959	Oakland Co., MI, USA   [2]
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F99806	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Dec 1908 - Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA Married - 1 Jun 1927 - Battle Creek Twp., Calhoun Co., MI, USA Married - 18 Apr 1942 - Detroit, Wayne Co., MI, USA Married - 1959 - Oakland Co., MI, USA Died - 18 Apr 1989 - Joplin, Jasper Co., MO, USA Buried - - Garden of the Beatitudes Section of Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Clark, Gracia, Isola (1908-1989) Photo taken in 1937
  		I274621a Clark, Gracia Isola (1908-1989), photo taken in 1937

  
  

  Headstones

  Clark, Gracia Isola (1908-1989) Grave stone at the Garden of the Beatitudes Section of Memorial Park Cemetery, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of July 22nd, 2007. [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of October 13th, 2007. [S112] Correspondent: Johnson, F. Jeanne, note of September 6th, 2007.