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LATTER DAYS:  THE PATRIARCH

[USE  ELDERLY  PHOTO  of  W. W. CLARK HERE, WHICH  is FOUND  on  PAGE 37.  IT  WILL  FACE the next PAGE 55, regarding his call to become  a  PATRIARCH,  1943-1956.]

LABEL:  PATRIARCH WILFORD WOODRUFF CLARK, 

1943 - 1956   (Photo taken about 1950)

Six weeks after the death of Pernecy in 1943, Apostle Joseph F. Merrill set apart Bishop W. W. Clark as the Montpelier Stake Patriarch. In this capacity, he culminated a lifetime of counseling and inspiration to those who sought his presence. His immediate usefulness as official Patriarch to a stake must have been curtailed, however, for he spent almost half of his remaining years away from his home. But there was always a group from his stake who awaited his return to Springdale to receive their Patriarchal blessings from him.

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[Would it be appropriate to include here a written sample of his patriarchal blessings -- one given to his granddaughter Carolee Larsen, who is deceased? 

[If so, her patriarchal blessing would fill this space.]

With his son LeGrand now running the farm, the Patriarch used Springdale Farm as his headquarters, where he reported after his various travels. He served four separate missions to California, several winterings at the St. George (Utah) Temple or the Mesa (Arizona) Temple, nine months living in Honolulu, Hawaii, and several final years living