PHILLIP NELSON CLARK

October 4, 1928 ~ May 30, 2012
He was born on October 4, 1928, in Bogue, Kansas, the son of the late Charles Nelson and Maude Ethel Searl Clark.
Phillip was a 1946 graduate of St. John Military School in Salina, Ks, and attended Kansas State University.
He was united in marriage on December 26, 1948, in Stover, Mo, to Elizabeth Ann Kraxberger who survives at the home.
Phillip was a Lieutenant Colonel with the United States Air Force as a C-124 pilot for 21 years. He served during the Vietnam Era and the Korean War.
Phillip worked for the Hughes Aircraft in Fullerton, Ca., owned and operated Gramco Electronics Shop in Hill City, Ks, and worked on his family farm -Clark Farm- in Bogue, Ks.
Phillip was a board member for the Graham County Hospital in Hill City, Kansas and helped to supervised the addition of a new Emergency Room Department.
He was also a member of the Retired Officers Association and the National Rifle Association.
Other survivors include: three children, Allen (Sandra) Clark, Applegate, Oreg.; Douglas (Debra) Clark, San Diego, Ca.; Pamela (Patrick) Dollard, Cincinnati, Oh.; five grandchildren, Karl (Erika) Dollard, Bradley Dollard, Jeffrey Dollard, Elizabeth Clark, Ian Clark; and one sister, Phyllis Maier, Independence, Mo.
Private family services will be held in Kansas at a later time.
Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials are suggested to Bogue United Methodist Church, 902 Hummingbird Road Bogue, KS 67625; or the Graham County Hospital, 304 West Prout, Hill City, Kansas 67642.
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
Dear Pat, Pam, Beth and family…We are praying that your time together will bring a sweet comfort and peace to all as you celebrate the life and passing of your father, husband, grandfather, and more. May His love and strength enfold you, Skip and Linda Holmes