From the 10/23/2002
Welch Daily News
Patricia Anne "Patsy" White of Gary, entered into eternal rest Monday, Oct. 21, 2002 in Princeton Community Hospital, Princeton, after a lengthy illness.

Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday in the chapel of Fanning Funeral Home, Welch, with the Revs. Paul Griffith, Bill Spencer and Joanne K. Scott officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell.

Born Nov. 4,1944 in Gary, she was the daughter of the late Jeff and Gladys M. McMeans Witten.

She was a lifelong resident of Gary and a member of the Gary United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of Gary High School in 1962 and Concord College and WVU COGS.

Prior to her illness she served as librarian at Mount View High School. She was a member of the McDowell Woman's Club, the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, active in American Cancer Support Groups, Eastern Star, Mullens Chapter, and various educational groups.

In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Charles S. White.

Survivors include a brother, Thomas J. Witten Jr. and wife, Barbara of Richlands, VA; two nieces, Rebecca Dye and husband, James of Richlands, and Stephanie Dye and husband, Brian of Pulaski, VA; two nephews, Timothy A. Witten and wife, Martha of Riner, VA, and Thomas J. Witten III and wife, Teresa of Gary, NC; four grandnieces, Elizabeth Dye and Emily Dye, Cassie Witten and Sarah Dye; and three grandnephews, Thomas J. Witten IV, Nicholas Dye and Marshall Witten; three aunts, Virginia McGlosson of Charlotte, NC, Janis Eckhart of Edgewater, FL, and Frances B. Witten of Gary; and an uncle, Kenneth Witten of Price, UT.

Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Pallbearers will be Thomas J. Witten III, Timothy A. Witten, Brian 0. Dye, James E. Dye, Joe Bill White and John White.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 1808 Jefferson St., Bluefield, WV 24701.


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Thanks to John Wilson, '65, and Dorothy Todd Malone, '57 for providing yearbook photos for this feature. I would very much like to add similar photos from the 40's and 60's. If you can contribute these photos please drop me a note.--DW
Eve Clark was a caring, dedicated and passionate teacher. She taught Latin and Mathematics at Gary High School for over 30 years, but she offered lessons that went far beyond algebraic formulas and the conjugation of Latin verbs. Everything Ms Clark did in her classroom reflected and affirmed the values that our coalfield community held most dear--responsibility, self-discipline, perseverance and hard work. During her long career, her energy, enthusiasm and warm sense of humor never failed her. Let us hope that today's students of the McDowell County school system have teachers of the caliber of Eve Clark.

This great teacher will be long remembered.
 
From Former Students...
[Eve Clark] was my math teacher. She was a wonderful woman with a great sense of humor. I was one of thousands she had to endure over the years. She made a profound difference in my life, and I can only imagine how many more she touched. What a wonderful legacy she left behind...I mourn her passing.

--Sterling Parks, '75

She was a wonderful person and a teacher that really tried to get the most out of her students. I was probably the dumbest math student she ever had but she gave me extra attention in an effort to help me learn. I will always be grateful to her.

--Randy Mayhew, '69

[Eve Clark] was a wonderful teacher and a great person. I think of her every time I recognize the Latin root of some word. Most of all I remember her kindness and concern for me...I will always be grateful...

--Sue Baldwin, '69

She will always be remembered by me as not only an excellent teacher but also a very special lady...I will never forget her kindness to me.

--Sarita Ratliff Dozier, '65

She was an inspiration to us all.

--Brenda Queen Thompson, '65