Dessie Irene "Irene" Clark

1908 - 2005  (97 years)

• Name	Dessie Irene "Irene" Clark  [1]
  Born	16 Oct 1908	Amy, Howell County, Missouri   [1]
  Gender	Female
  NEWS	11 Mar 1923	West Plains, Howell County, Missouri, USA   [2]
  	Item in column of West Plains Journal-Gazette: \"Irene and Rollin Clark, of Amy, spent Friday in this city with their aunt, Mrs. Chas. Lape, of the Oriental Hotel. They were on their return home from Mountain Grove, where they visited with their grandfather, Sam Story.\"
  Died	30 Dec 2005	Sublimity, Marion County, Oregon   [3]
  Buried	3 Jan 2006	Pine Grove Butte Cemetery, Hood River County, Oregon
  Obituary	4 Jan 2006	Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon, USA   [3]
  	Irene (Clark) DeBoard, obituary, Hood River, 2005 Dessie Irene DeBoard died Friday, Dec. 30, 2005, in Sublimity, Ore. She was 97 years of age. A funeral service was to be held Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 11 a.m. at Anderson's Tribute Center in Hood River, Ore. Burial will follow at Pine Grove Butte Cemetery in Hood River. Dessie Irene Clark was born on Oct. 16, 1908, the first of seven children born to John Lawson Clark and Minnie Matilda Story. They lived in the small village of Amy, Mo., which consisted of a post office, a church and the general store owned by her grandfather John C. Clark. Her mother died when Irene was 13, leaving a heavy responsibility on her young shoulders for caring for her younger brothers and sisters. Irene married Floyd Wilson DeBoard on Aug. 29, 1929. The couple moved from Springfield back to the Mountain View area, where Floyd taught through the years in many of the rural schools of the region, and Irene raised their growing family. In June of 1951 Floyd and Irene, with a family of seven children (ages 4 to 20), made the move to Oregon. They settled in Hood River, where most of their younger children graduated from high school. In 1957, Floyd died quite suddenly. Irene and her youngest son, Bill DeBoard, moved to Salem, Ore., where she worked and Bill finished school. She continued to make her life in Salem for the next 40 years. She attended the First Baptist Church in Salem until she moved to assisted living at Marion Estates in Sublimity, in 1997. Irene was fashionable as a young woman in the clothing of the 1920's, and she maintained those high standards for personal grooming and attire throughout her long life; hair, nails, makeup, and jewelry were important to her. She loved to shop, and particularly enjoyed Christmas shopping for her children and grandchildren each year. She loved watching Cardinal baseball on television, but her greatest hobby was cutting and piecing quilts; many of her quilts were sent from Oregon back to Missouri to be quilted by Mary DeBoard at the Ladies Aid of the Forest Dell community near Mountain View. Irene particularly enjoyed family gatherings, and looked forward to her annual birthday party; the family gathered in Sublimity to celebrate her 97th birthday this past October. Her powers of observation and perception continued to amaze her family and friends to the very end of her life. Irene is survived by her seven children: Lu Walker of Beaverton Ore.; Cora Leah Henshaw of John Day, Ore.; Donald DeBoard of Salem; Edwin DeBoard of Hood River; Jaunita Cross of Prineville, Ore.; Snoden DeBoard of Prineville, Ore.; and Bill DeBoard of Sherwood, Ore. She is also survived by 17 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild. Rememberances to First Baptist Church of Salem, Liberty St., Salem, Oregon. Arrangements by Anderson's Tribute Center (Funerals, Receptions, Cremations) 1401 Belmont Hood River, OR 97031.
  Person ID	I1221	Full
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	John Lawson Clark,   b. 6 Jan 1889, Amy, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 12 May 1952, Webb City, Jasper County, Missouri, USA  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Minnie Mathilda "May" Story,   b. 2 Dec 1888, Arkansas, USA ,   d. 8 Feb 1923, Missouri, USA  (Age 34 years)
  Married	8 Feb 1908	Howell County, Missouri, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  	1930 Howell Co MO census indicates that John was first married at age 19, confirming that his original marriage date was around 1907.
  Family ID	F501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Floyd Wilson Deboard,   b. 9 May 1898, Mountain View, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 19 Apr 1957, Hood River, Hood River County, Oregon  (Age 58 years)
  Married	26 Jul 1929	Springfield, Greene County, Missouri   [7, 8, 9]
  Children	+ 1. Lula Fay "Lu" Deboard,   b. 31 Jul 1930, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 19 Dec 2016, St. Vincent's Hospital, Beaverton, Washington County, Oregon, USA  (Age 86 years) + 2. Cora Leah Deboard + 3. Donald Ivan Deboard,   b. 27 Feb 1933, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 19 Apr 1957  (Age 24 years) + 4. Edwin Wilson Deboard + 5. Jaunita May Deboard,   b. 16 Apr 1937, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 2017  (Age 80 years) + 6. Snoden Lawson Deboard   7. Carl Homer Deboard,   b. 7 Jan 1942, Howell County, Missouri, USA ,   d. 10 Jan 1942, Howell County, Missouri, USA  (Age 0 years)   8. William Floyd "Bill" Deboard
  Last Modified	15 Jan 2010
  Family ID	F494	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Floyd Wilson DeBoard, born 9 May 1898, Howell County, Missouri, and wife Dessie Irene Clark, born 16 October 1908, Howell County, Missouri. Probably in the 1940s.
  		Dessie Irene Clark, about 1927 Dessie Irene Clark, born 16 October 1908, Howell County, Missouri

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Newspaper announcement of Lula F. DeBoard's birth to Floyd and Irene DeBoard "Forest Dell," community news column, _Mountain View (Missouri) Standard_, 10 October 1930, p. 3, col. 1, item for Mr. and Mrs. Floyd DeBoard; microfilm reel no. 31253, State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia.
  		Floyd W. DeBoard and wife Dessie Irene Clark, 1940 census, Howell County, Missouri 1940 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Chapel township, enumeration district (ED) 46-3, sheet 2B, p. 28b (stamped), household no. 37, Floyd W. DeBoard household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 10 November 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 2113.
  		John L. Clark and wife Minnnie Story, 1920 Howell County, MIssouri, census. 1920 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Benton township, enumeration district (ED) 86, sheet 7B (penned), p. 223b (stamped), dwelling 120, family 124, John L. Clark household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 13 May 2015); citing NARA microfilm publication T625, roll 920.

  
  

• Sources

  [S241] Dessie Irene Clark, informal interviews, 1985–2005, by Janis Walker Gilmore; Gilmore was the eldest granddaughter of Dessie Irene Clark; notes privately held by Gilmore. [S5574] \"Those Who Come and Go\"The Maryville Daily ForumJournal-Gazette (West Plains, Mo.), 11 March 1923, p. 8, col. 3, item regarding Irene Clark; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 23 February 2019). [S699] "Dessie Irene Clark," obituary, Hood River (Oregon) News, 4 January 2006, p. 5A, col. 1. [S40] Missouri - Death records 1910 - 1955 (MO Archives online), («i»Missouri Digital Heritage«/i» (http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/), "Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1956," digital image,), entry for John Lawson Clark, certificate no. 17911, Jasper County, Missouri (1952) (Reliability: 3). Division of Health, State of Missouri Registration District 155 Primary Registration District 5579 Registrar's Number 73 State File Number 17011 Place of Death: Mineral, Jasper County, Missouri Hospital: Jasper County TB Hospital Length of Stay: 5 years Usual residence: Atchison County, Missouri; Tarkio Name: John Lawson Clark Date of Death: 12 May 1952 Male, white, married Date of Birth: 6 Jan 1889 Age: 62 years, 4 months, 6 days Farmer Born in West Plains, Missouri Father's Name: John Clark Mother's Name: Carolina Clark Name of Husband/Wife: Minnie May Story Disease leading to death: Pulmonary tuberculosis Other conditions: diabetes The physician of record had been treating him since August 1947. Death occurred at 10am. Jesse E. Douglass, M.D., Webb City, Missouri Burial 16 May 1952, Oak Hill Cemetery, Maryville, Missouri Informant: Records [S16] Missouri, Howell - census 1910 (Ancestry), Missouri, Howell County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S6071] Howell County, Missouri, marriage [1908]:164, license and return, John L. Clark-Minnie M. Storey, 8 February 1908; "Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 May 2020); citing Missouri Marriage Records, Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City. . [S159] Greene County, Missouri, marriage certificate, Floyd W. DeBoard-Irene Clark, 26 July 1929; Greene County Recorder of Deeds, Springfield. [S160] Missouri, Howell - census 1930 (Ancestry), Missouri, Howell County, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S1308] DeBoard, Floyd - marriage certificate, Irene Clark, Missouri. Greene County. privately held by Lula F. (DeBoard) Walker [address for private use].