Ed was a man of complete and total integrity and he always put in an honest day's work. This value of hard work was instilled in his children and lives on in his posterity to this day. Ed worked on the family farm during his youth and was a full-time farmer from his return from the mission field until 1924. He then worked for Miller Floral Company in Farmington until his retirement in 1960. He used his farming talents in his immaculate garden, orchard and lawn. In the workplace and at home, Ed Clark was never idle.

Ed had a strong testimony and freely gave of his time and talents to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving capably and devotedly in many Church callings. In addition to his mission to Australia, Ed and Inez served a six-month mission to the Atlantic States in 1960-61. They spent much of that time in Winchester, Virginia, where Inez' many talents as a cook and candy maker were a great asset. Her peanut brittle recipe became legend, after a successful ward fund-raising project during which Inez Clark's peanut brittle was the major item sold.

A resident of Farmington all his life, Ed loved the community and played an active role in it. He was Farmington City  Recorder, City Treasurer, City Councilman, and Justice of the Peace. An honest man, Ed served his community well.

After a long and active life, Ed contracted bone cancer and died in Salt Lake City, Utah on November 13, 1972 at the age of 82.

Edward Franklin Clark left his family an example and a legacy of hard work, integrity, dedication to family and above all, a strong testimony of Jesus Christ and the divinity of His restored gospel.