Philip Clark

Heading: Coach Philip Clark Dateline: Greer Coach Philip Lynn Clark, 82, of 110 Ascot Drive, died Monday, January 7, 2008, at the St. Francis Hospital. A native of Knoxville, TN, son of the late George W. and Maude Phillips Clark, he was a graduate of Wofford College, where he was a member of the Wofford College Hall of Fame and the S.C. Coaches Association Hall of Fame. He earned a Masters degree from USC. He was the head coach in the 1954 North-South All Star game and head coach in the 1964 South Carolina Shrine Bowl Team. The North-South football All Star game was dedicated in his honor in 1996 and the new Greer High School Athletic Complex was named in his honor in 1998. Coach Clark served 27 years at Greer High School as a coach and athletic director. He was a member of Memorial United Methodist Church and was a U.S. Coast Guard Veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Lynn Niven Duval Clark of the home; a daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Joe Moon of Greer; a son and daughter-in-law, Phil W. and Debbie Clark of Greer; three stepchildren, Lisa and Bob von Sprecken of Holly Springs, N.C., Shannon and Jim Meade of Hartland, WI, and Derek and Lisa Beth Duval of Charlottesville, VA; two brothers, Richard Clark of Jacksonville, FL and Ronald Clark of Spartanburg, SC; a sister, Wanda Hyatt of Spartanburg; eleven grandchildren, Chrissy Moon Lancaster, Robyn Moon Lee, Will Clark, Nathaniel von Sprecken, Learyn von Sprecken, Annalise von Sprecken, Max Meade, Elizabeth Meade, Emma Meade, Landon Duval, and Laurel Duval; and two great-grandchildren, Catherine Grace Lancaster and Mattison Lancaster. Mr. Clark’s first wife was the late Marian Clark. A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m. Thursday at Memorial United Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. Arthur Holt, Rev. George Strait, Rev. John Rush and Mr. Marion Waters. There will be a private family committal service. Visitation will be held after the service in the Family Life Center at Memorial United Methodist Church. Honorary escort will be the Ballanger-Duncan Sunday School Class and the Chancel Choir. The family is at the home and at the home of the daughter, Susan Moon, 203 Windsor Road, Greer. Memorial may be made to Memorial United Methodist Church, 201 North Main Street, Greer, S.C. 29650 or to the SSP Scholarship Fund, Phil Clark Scholarship Fund, 1021 Airport Road, Flat Rock, N.C. 28731 Online condolences may be made at www.thewoodmortaury.com

Philip Clark

June 28, 1925 - January 7, 2008