Leonard, Clark
Clark Leonard was born April 4, 1920 in Salem, Missouri and
passed away July 27, 2008, also in Salem. Clark was united in
marriage to Verda Kautz on June 9, 1946. Clark was a graduate of
Salem High School. He received a bachelor’s degree from the
University of Missouri – Columbia and a Master of Divinity from
Garrett Theological Seminary. Clark served in the United States
Army during World War II. He was the minister of Salem United Methodist
Church in Ladue for 30 years and served as superintendent of the Columbia/Mexico
and St. Louis South Districts. He was elected the mayor of Salem in April 1990 and
held the position for eight years. Clark was a 32nd Degree Mason and was also
active in the American Legion and Rotary.
Lucas, Arthur M. “Art”
Arthur M. Lucas was born August 10, 1947 and died January 10,
2009. On August 9, 1969, he married Lou Matthews. Art estab-
lished hospital chaplaincy and ethics programs as well as the
Samaritan Center for Human Development, a faith based social
services agency, at the Heartland Health Center in Saint Joseph,
Missouri. He helped found professional chaplaincy in Latvia and
Kenya. In Saint Louis, he was Director of Spiritual Care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
and an adjunct faculty member at Washington University. He worked nationally as
consultant and trainer for United States Navy chaplains. His career as hospital
chaplain and United Methodist minister spanned 1976 to 2009. Lou lives in Creve
Couer, Missouri.
Mann, Robert L. H
Robert Mann was born in Boulder, Colorado, February 10, 1917
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and passed away October 11, 2008. He married Shirley Myrdell
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Danson September 4, 1938. Shirley died November 13, 1998.
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Robert was raised in Rolla, Missouri, graduated from Rolla High
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School and the School of the Mines. He received his BS in
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Divinity from Perkins School of Theology in 1951. He served the
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Wentzville-O’Fallon, East Prairie, North Hills, Valley Park-Crescent Lewis Chapel,
Linn-Bonnots Mill, the Vienna Circuit, Alton-Couch, Palmyra-Mt. Vernon,
California-Clarksburg, Willow Springs (shared ministry with Presbyterians) and
Hornersville-Cardwell United Methodist charges in Missouri. He was on a number
of conference and district boards including serving as the Missouri East Conference
statistician from 1968 to 1982. He served the Bynum-Malone charge in the Waxa-
hachie District, Central Texas Conference, while a student at Perkins. Robert retired
in 1982. He and Shirley lived in Sullivan before moving to Columbia.
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