Freeman W. Clark, 82, of Battle Ground, died Tuesday. December 25, 2001 at St. Mary Healthcare Center, Lafayette. He had been ill for six months and a resident at the center for one month.
He was born in Tippecanoe County on December 9, 1919, to Floyd C. and Minnie J. Curtis Clark. He married Virginia Elizabeth Kaufman in Battle Ground on September 22, 1945. She survives.
He was a 1939 graduate of Battle Ground High School.
He served in the U.S. Army from October 16, 1941 through June 29, 1945. He was a staff sergeant with Company C, 168th Infantry. He served in Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia and Italy. He received a Bronze Star and two Purple Hearts.
He was employed at the Brown Rubber Company in Lafayette for 21 yearn. He then worked for the Tippecanoe School Corporation for 24 years, retiring in 1984.
He was a member of the Battle Ground United Methodist Church.
Surviving with his wife are daughters Marilyn (David) Titus, Battle Ground and Nancy L. Ludington (and fiance Deane Duncan) of Indianapolis and two grandchildren, Scott and Sarah.
Two sisters, Fay Clark and Fern Rooze are deceased.
Funeral services were Friday at Hartzler Funeral Home in Brookston with Pastor Tammy Mills officiating.
Burial was in Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette.
Memorials may be made to the Battle Ground United Methodist Church.