Rev. Richard B. Clark (2001)

Born and raised in Canton, Ohio in 1910, Father Clark attended Staunton Military Academy, VA and Phillips-Andover, MA and graduated from Kenyon Bexley Seminary in 1936 with a Master of Divinity Degree Cum Laude.

He worked in and out of the church until 1950 when he began serving Christ Church, Greenville and Trinity Church, Rensselaerville. For 32 years, Father Clark was dedicated to his church, ministered to needs, and showed concern and interest in his town.

He started the local chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous, chaired the town’s recreation program, served as the chaplain of the Greenville Center Nursing Home and as the Diocese’s Rural Dean, was a member of the Kiwanis Club, and was president of the Area Council of Churches.

In 1938, father Clark married Jane Bulger who selflessly supported her husband’s efforts. Therefore children include William, Margaret, Richard, Jr., and Sally, all of whom graduated from Greenville Central School. He passed away in 1988.

by Don Teator, Greenville Town Historian