Amasa L. Clark . . . banker dies

A.L. Clark, Banker, Dies at 102.

FARMINGTON -- Amasa man Clark, 102, Farmington, Davis County Bank president 22 years, died early May 25 at a SAult Lake City hospital of natural causes. Until he was almost 100, the Farmington banker rode a bicycle to and from work every day to keep in good health. He was cashier of the bank for 54 years and became president in […] 

In civic affairs, Mr. Clark was Farmington city treasurer for 20 years and mayor for two terms, Davis County School Board treasurer, county American Red Cross drive chairman and treasurer of the county […] Drive for 10 years. He was a member of the American Bankers and Utah Bankers Associations. 

SCHOOLS ATTENDED

He was born June 6, 1865, in Farmington, a son of Ezra T. and Mary Stevenson Clark. HIs father, one of Farmington's first settlers, founded the Davis County Bank in 1892. Mr. Clark attended Brigham Young Academy and the University of Utah. He was vice president of the Brigham Young University Emeritus club at the time of death.

He married Alice C. Steed, Dec. 16, 1885, in the Logan Temple. She died in 1895. He married Susan Duncan, Dec 31, 1897, in the Salt Lake Temple.

RITES MONDAY

Surviving are two sons and a daughter, A. Sterling Clark, Burley, Idaho; Mrs. E. D. (Nell) Partridge, Cedar Grove, N.J. and Dale D. Clark, Washington, D.C.; a sister, Mrs. Laura C. Cook, Salt Lake City; 36 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:30 p.m. in the Farmington Ward chapel. Friends may call at 295 N. Main, Bountiful, Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday at the chapel from 2:30 p.m. until services. Burial will be in Farmington City Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Farmington Boy Scouts in lieu of flowers.

[annotation] Above taken from The Deseret News of May 25, 1968.

Born June 6, 1865, in Farmington, a son of Ezra T. Clark and Mary Stevenson Clark, Mr. Clark was four years old when the first transcontinental railroad was completed at Promontory.

Utah Becomes State

At 27, when Davis County Bank was organized in 1892, he became a cashier and that same year became Farmington  city treasurer, a position he held for 20 years. At 29, he attended dedication of the Salt Lake Temple, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and two years later saw Utah become a state, and when 43, he was elected mayor of Farmington, a job he held from 1908 to 1912. And at the "young" age of 80, in 1945, he was named president of the Davis County Bank, a job he held until his death.

List of Honors

Mr. Clark became a member of the American and Utah Bankers Assns. in 1900, was a member of the University of Utah and Brigham Young University Emeritus Clubs, of which he was vice president at one time. He attended the former BYU Academy in 1883-84 and the U. of U. in 1884-85. His honors include the "Service to Mankind" award of the Bountiful Sertoma Club; the Boy Scouts of America Silver Beaver, and honorary Master M-Man of the LDS Young Men's Mutual Improvement Assn. He also served as treasurer of the Davis County Board of Education for 16 years, Davis County chairman, American Red Cross, and was treasurer of the Davis County chapter, National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, 10 years. 

In 1900, he became superintendent of the Davis LDS Stake Sunday School and in 1915 was sustained bishop of the Farmington LDS Ward, a position he held 16 years. That same year, the first Boy Scout troop was organized in Farmington, an organization he remained interested in until his death.

[photograph] Amasa L. Clark Leader in Many Fields

He was a member of the finance committee of the Great Salt Lake Council, Boy Scouts of America, for 40 years. Mr. Clark served LDS missions to the Southern States in 1887-89 and to the Central States in 1925. Mr. Clark's daily trips to and from the bank on his bicycle -- a practice he continued until nearly 100 -- became a tradition in Farmington. And after he was 100, he walked to and from the bank daily. He attributed his longevity to his activity, plus continence in eating and eating the right foods. 

He married Alice Charlotte Steed on Dec. 16, 1885 in Logan LDS Temple. She died in 1895. On March 31, 1897, he married Susan Duncan in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. She died Aug. 2, 1965. He is survived by two sons and a daughter: Sterling Clark, Burley, Idaho; Dr. Dale D. Clark, Washington, D.C.; Mrs. E. D. (Nell) Partridge, Cedar Grove, N.J.; 36 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Laura Clark Cook, Salt Lake City. Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 3:30 p.m. in the Farmington LDS Ward chapel. Friends may call at 295 N. Main, Bountiful, Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. and Monday at the chapel from 2 p.m. until time of services. Burial will be in Farmington City Cemetery. The family suggests contributions to the Farmington Boy Scouts. 

[annotation] Above taken from The Salt Lake Tribune of May 26, 1968.