Antone (Tony) Clark

Antone Clark, 60, died January 18, 2015, in his home in Layton, Utah.

Antone was bom My 29, 1954, the seventh child of Alma and Beth Hanks Clark. He grew up in Burley, Idaho and graduated from high school there in 1972. After serving a mission for the LDS church in Uruguay and Paraguay, he graduated from Ricks College in 1976. He then went on to Brigham Young University, where he also earned a degree in 1978.

Antone married Cindy Feickert on December18, 1976, in the Idaho Falls Temple, and they were blessed with nine children, five boys and four girls.

Active in the LDS faith throughout his life, he served in many church callings ranging from branch president to high councilman to primary teacher. He was also active in family history work for much of his life and authored a number of family books within his greater family. For several years, Antone also headed the Ezra Thompson Clark Family Organization.

A journalist by trade, Antone took pride in meeting deadlines and delight in writing things down. He spent most of his life in the newspaper business and in public and media relations. At one point in 1988, he served as the media relations director for the Hill Cumorah Pageant in Palmyra, New York. Most recently he had worked as a correspondent for the Ogden Standard Examiner and Salt Lake Record, among other publications, covering the Utah State Legislature and communities in Davis and Weber Counties.

He is survived by his wife, father, seven siblings, nine children, and twelve grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Anne, and his mother.

Funeral services were held Saturday, January 24, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the Kays Creek Ward, 2435 E. Canyon Rim (1550 N.), Layton. Friends and family visited on Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist’s Layton Mortuary, 1867 No. Fairfield Road and Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the church.

Interment, Lindquist’s Memorial Park - Layton, Utah - 1867 No. Fairfield Road.

In honor of his memory, Antone requested that you be at the service early so the meeting can start on time - ensuring that at least one more deadline will be met.

(Published in the Ogden Standard Examiner - Ogden, Utah)

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Administrator's Note:

Tony died from the disease Amyloidosis, a rare condition that can often be terminal. It's a bone marrow disease (cancer) that occurs when a substance called amyloid builds up in the patient’s organs.

A newspaper article and video on Tony has been posted on the Odgen Standard Examiner's website. Here is the link:

http://www.standard.net/Local/2015/01/18/Reporter-father-of-nine-Antone-Clark

Should the link ever go dead, a copy of the news article and video has been retained by Admin staff.