Mary Rose (Bloom) Rogers Clark, age 82, of Benton and formerly of Cleburne; passed away at 4:52 a.m. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 at the Stonebridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center of Benton.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2018 at the Leffler Funeral Home of Benton, with Rev. John Overturf officiating. Burial will be in the Union Cemetery near Dahlgren. Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Leffler Funeral home.
Mary was born on September 21, 1935 in Bowling Green, Ohio, the daughter of Kenneth Noal Bloom and Helen Frances (Plouck) Bloom. She first married Richard Robert Rogers in 1952, and he preceded her in death in 1982. She later married William Clark in 1996 and he preceded her in death in 2007.
She was a retired CNA, having worked at Fort Leonard Wood, MO.
She was a member of the South Side Baptist Church of Christopher, and the Order of the Eastern Star Lodge of Zeigler.
Mary enjoyed reading, working outside in her garden, and loved animals.
Mrs. Clark is survived by three sisters: Hazel Jones of West City, Helen Ann Bennett of Benton, Joan Marie Galloway of Cleburne; a brother Kenneth Bloom of Sesser; four grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; a son: Richard Robert Rogers, Jr.; and two brothers: Isaac Bloom and Delmer William Bloom.
To leave online condolences to the family or to share memories of Mary, visit www.lpfuneralhome.com
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