Princeton, MO: Emma Jane “Jane” Clark, a longtime resident of Mercer, Missouri, passed away peacefully, November 27, 2023, at Pearl’s II Eden for Elders in Princeton, Missouri at the age of 92 years.
Jane was always ready to help someone out in need and was devoted to her family and friends. Jane loved dogs and was a dog breeder for many years. Each summer she would spend hours in her flower beds and canning vegetables from the garden. She also loved collecting dolls and sewing on quilts. Every Christmas Eve she would have a big dinner with family and friends and every person would receive a small present and a card from “Grandma Jane”. In each card she would write a message that would always end with, “Take one day at a time and lean on the good Lord”. And every meal of the day she would say a blessing for our food. Jane was very caring and loved the Lord.
Jane was born December 17, 1930, the oldest daughter of John Seibert and Viola (Trenter) Jump, in Putnam County, Missouri. Her father died in 1940 and she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Charles W. Stevens. On January 2, 1954, Emma Jane Jump married Wilbur D. Clark “Jack”, in Unionville, Missouri. He preceded her in death on January 26, 2010.
Left to honor her memory are her children, a daughter, Diane (Michael) Thompson and sons, Robert (Cindy) Clark, Roy Clark, and Richard (Rhonda) Clark; seven grandchildren, Chrissy (Josh) Gillis, Scott (Ali) Clark, Mason Clark, and Emma (fiancé, Cade) Clark, Cooper (Alyssa) Bankus, Conner (Allena) Bankus, and Brooke (Nate) Dodson; nine great grandchildren, Ciarra (Preston) Weaver, Madison and Tessa Gillis, Darius Clark, Raylen Bankus, Channing and Chyles Dodson, and Madi and Jade Schrodt; and three great-great grandchildren. Surviving siblings include, sisters, Sue Ann Heath and Margaret (Lonnie) Fishel, and a brother, Charles F. (Lily) Stevens. In addition, Jane is also survived by one sister-in-law, Donna Stevens; daughter-in-law, Stephanie Dolan and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents and stepfather; husband, Jack; three infant brothers, Oliver, John, and Floyd Jump; brother, Troy Stevens and sisters, Ollie and Ida Mae Stevens and Armenda Schlarbaum.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, December 1 at Roberson Funeral Home, Princeton, MO. Burial will follow in West Liberty Cemetery, Putnam County, MO. The family will receive friends from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the West Liberty Cemetery and/or Ravanna Community Building in care of Roberson Funeral Home, P.O. Box 316, Princeton, MO 64673. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com
