Earlene R. Clark

Asheville Earlene Roberts Clark, 73, of 255 Roberts Road, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 6, 2012 at the St. Joseph Campus of Mission Hospitals. Mrs. Clark was a lifelong resident of Buncombe County and was Co-Owner and Operator of The Erwin Hills Hardware and formerly served with McGuire, Wood and Bissette Law Firm as an Accountant. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Asheville. Her greatest joy was that she was a loving wife, mother and her family was her heart. She was the daughter of the late Earl Burnace Roberts and Eva Nell Douglas Roberts. Surviving are her husband of 55 years, Robert Bob Clark of the home; daughter, Dana Lynn Clark of Asheville; sons, Robert Dean Clark and wife Kelly, Michael Burnace Clark and wife Scarlet and Douglas K. Clark and wife Kimberly all of Alexander; grandchildren, Preston, Michael, Paige, Travis and Sterling; great granddaughter, Kendal; brother, Burnace Roberts and wife Fran of Black Mountain; sister-in-law, Floye Clark of Marshall; several nieces and nephews and a host of friends, including her Erwin High School Alumni and her church family. Funeral services will be held 11 AM Thursday, October 11, 2012 at Anders-Rice Funeral Home with Rev. Mark Lewis and Rev. Charles Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Ashelawn Gardens of Memory. Pallbearers will be men from her church family. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 PM Wednesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to: Bethel Baptist Church, 125 Ben Lippen Road, Asheville, N.C. 28806. A Video Tribute will be available for a limited time. Click Here