Jewell Dean (Nichols) Clark, 75, of Pocola, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Jewell was retired from Beverly Enterprises, the Vice Mayor of Pocola several years and was a co-owner of the Pocola News newspaper. She was a member of the first planning commission that Pocola ever had. Jewell was a member of Cavanaugh United Methodist Church in Fort Smith. AR where she taught Sunday school classes and served on other various committees.
Jewell is survived by her husband, William “Andy” Clark; her children, Sheryl Lynn Clark of Mannford, OK and Randy Thomas Clark of Superior, WI; grandchildren, Riley Rose Clark of Mooreland, OK and Kaden Carl Andrew Clark of Mannford, OK; one brother, Carl W. Nichols of Huntington, AR; one sister, Kathy King of Tulsa, OK and several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Matthew Nichols, Nelson Nichols, Randy Clark, Raymond Smith, Kenny Smith, and Joe Nichols. Honorary pallbearers will be all of her cousins, nephews, and nieces.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m., Saturday, April 30 at the McConnell Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood with burial at Old Jenny Lind Cemetery. Viewing will be Friday from 2 – 7 p.m. at the funeral home, where the family will visit with friends from 5 – 7 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to Cavanaugh United Methodist Church, 7205 Hwy. 271 S., Fort Smith, AR 72908.
To share a memory or leave a message for the family, please visit www.mcconnellfh.com.
