NORTH MANCHESTER – R. Wayne Clark, 80, of North Manchester, died at 5:30 a.m. June 12, 2011, in Peabody Healthcare Center, North Manchester. He was born July 30, 1930, in Mexico, Ind., to Harry and Helen R. Cook Clark. On Sept. 2, 1950, he married Bonnie J. Winebrenner, who died May 24, 2008. He began his law enforcement career with the North Manchester Police Department and for one year was a deputy with the Wabash County Sheriff’s Department. He returned to the North Manchester Police Dept. where he retired. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving in Korea. He graduated from Chester High School, North Manchester, in 1949. Surviving are a daughter, Karen Clark, Columbus, Ohio; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two sons, a brother and two sisters. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McKee Mortuary, North Manchester, with Pastor Kurt Stout officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Servia. Calling is from 3 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Heartland Hospice, 1315 Directors Row, Suite 206, Fort Wayne, IN 46808; First Brethren Church, 407 N. Sycamore St., North Manchester, IN 46962; or Peabody Caring Circle, 400 W. Seventh St., North Manchester, IN 46962. Condolences may be sent via mckeemortuary.com
