"PORTION" KILLED___
Last Sunday morning at 1 o'clock, Gene (Portion) Clark, Fayetteville's fistic idol, was shot between the eyes in Huntsville. Two men are each in custody of the law, charged with intent to murder and manslaughter.
"Portion" Clark will be remembered here as a marvelous prize fighter, who displayed much grit and determination, adding greatly to his popularity. He has fought in the rings of many cities throughout the South, and was one of the greatest welterweight fighters the South ever produced. He is survived by his father, E. E. Clark; two brothers, William Clarence and James Malcolm Clark, and two sisters, Mrs. Paul Tallman and Mrs. Frank Stewart.
Funeral services for the Rev. Will H. Clark, 64, of Route 1, Hazel Green, will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Westlawn Baptist Church with the Rev. Marion Gurley and the Rev. O. J. Hatchett officiating.
Interment will follow in Maple Hill Cemetary.
The Rev. Clark died in an ambulance en route to Huntsville Hospital yesterday afternoon.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Willie Clark; five sons, Jessie, Ernest, William, Odie, and James; one sister, Mrs. Laura Honea; one brother, John Clark, and thirteen grandchildren.
Active pallbearers will be George Mann, James McElyea, Ernest Preston, Sanford Washam, Herman Edger, and Charlie Dirting.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mert Edger, Tuck Williams, S. O. McDonald, Jess Darnie, Ernest Aders, William Brown, Dr. James Freeze, Dr. G. B. Huckabee, and ministers of the Madison Liberty Assn.