A memorial service was March 9 at First United Methodist Church in Fulton, Ky., for former Parisian and retired newspaper publisher Eunice Mitchell Clark of Fulton. The Rev. Bill Tate officiated. Clark was buried earlier in the day at Pleasantview Memorial Gardens in Fulton.

She was the mother of William and Vyron Mitchell, both former editors and publishers of Kentucky newspapers.

Clark, 87, died Sunday, March 7, 2010, at her home.

Born Aug. 25, 1922, in Florence, Ala., she was a daughter of the late William Percy and Lucy Cowan Williams.

She was married on March 18, 1943, to Vyron Mitchell Sr., who preceded her in death. She later was married on Dec. 30, 1984, to Virgil B. Clark, who died July 11, 2001.

Besides her sons Vyron (Cynthia) Mitchell Jr. of Newbern, and William (Rita) Mitchell of Shelbyville, TN., she is survived by another son,  John (Kathy) Mitchell of St. Marys, Ga.; three daughters: Mary Elizabeth (Eddie) Prehm and Rebecca Allen, both of Paris, and Cindy (Kurt) Rodenberger of Ringgold, Ga.; a stepdaughter: Amy Grassham of Pleasant View;

One brother: C. Ernest Williams of Kennewick, Wash.; one sister: Jeane Hermann of Lisle, Ill.; a special friend: Eula Rose of Fulton; 22 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and one stepgranddaughter.

She also was preceded in death by one stepson: Ben Clark; four brothers: Percy, James C., Bryant and H. Lee Williams; and two great-grandchildren: John Scott Wheeler and Molly Irene Mitchell.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Fulton.

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