Gayle Harriet Bean Clark

SERVICES: 10:00 AM Monday, September 14, 2009, at the First United Methodist Church of Miami, with Rev. Jerry Moore, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Plainview, and Rev. Mindy McLanahan, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Miami, officiating.BURIAL: Miami Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Clark was born December 31, 1937 in Pampa to Frank Hezekiah and Ina Arlyne Rasor Russell. She was the youngest of three children, graduating as valedictorian of her class from Miami High School in 1955. She attended Texas Tech University where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority. Gayle married James Richard Bean of Miami on June 8, 1958, and shared 33 years of marriage before Jim's passing in 1991. They had three children: Barton, Susan and Richard.Gayle was blessed with a second marriage to Charles David Clark of Miami on January 31, 1998, with whom she shared eleven years of marriage.For 30 years, Gayle worked at First State Bank of Miami as a teller, and later as a cashier. She was an active lifetime member of the First United Methodist Church of Miami where she was a member of the United Methodist Women, choir and Disciples Sunday School class. Over the years, Gayle's hobbies and interests included snow skiing, camping, hiking, traveling, spending time at her mountain cabin, and playing bridge. She loved spending time with her family and watching her grandchildren, with whom she was so proud, in all of their sports and activities. SURVIVORS: husband: Charles D. Clark of the home; 3 children: James Barton Bean and wife Becki of Amarillo, Susan Bean Coffman and husband Barry of Austin, and Richard Russell Bean of Garland; 7 grandchildren: Alan Bean and wife Marie, Andy Bean, Scott Bean, Alex Bean, Shaun Bean and wife Mackenzie, Sarah Gayle Coffman, and Rebecca Carolyn Coffman; brother: William F. Russell and wife Linda of Dallas; and sister: Marylin Russell Cowan and husband Ramon of Colorado Springs.MEMORIALS: First United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main, Miami, Texas 79059, American Cancer Society, c/o Gerry Caylor, 2130 Charles, Pampa, Texas 79065, or BSA Hospice, P.O. Box 950, Amarillo, Texas 79105.