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Robey Harned Clark - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Amarillo (TX) Globe-News, July 25, 2006

Robey Harned Clark, 84, of Amarillo died Sunday, July 23, 2006.

Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday in Westminster Presbyterian Church. Burial 
will be in Bolton Cemetery in Bolton Miss. Arrangements are by Schooler Funeral Home, 
4100 S. Georgia St. 

Robey was born Oct. 2, 1921, at Hope Plantation, Mound, La., to Margaret Harned and 
Alexander Clark. Robey attended elementary school in Mound, and graduated from Tallulah 
High School in Tallulah, La., in 1938. He graduated from Louisiana State University with 
a degree in geology in 1943. He enlisted in the Navy during World War II and served as an 
ensign and lieutenant in the Pacific aboard several Navy LSTs.
 
After the war, Robey worked for Magnolia Oil Co. in Oklahoma City and then took a leave 
of absence to obtain an MS degree in geology at the University of Wisconsin before 
returning to work for Magnolia Oil, which later became part of the Mobil Oil Co. While 
attending the University of Wisconsin, he met his bride of 57 years, Joanne Justus of 
Beloit, Wis. They were married in 1948 and started their life together in Lake Charles, 
La., with transfers to New Orleans, Denver and Houston. 

In 1971, Robey joined Diamond Shamrock Corp. as its VP of exploration and production in 
Amarillo. He retired from Diamond Shamrock in 1982 while continuing his work as a 
consulting geologist in Amarillo.
 
Robey's exploration expertise covered the Gulf Coast States, the Gulf of Mexico, the Mid 
Continent, the Rocky Mountain Region, Alaska, the North Sea, Australia and New Zealand. 
Robey also believed that it was the duty of every geologist to support the science and 
the practice of geology through its scientific and professional organizations. He was an 
active member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists and served terms as its 
secretary in 1976 and as its president in 1980. He was also very active with his alma 
mater, Louisiana State University in the College of Basic Sciences and was inducted into 
its Hall of Distinction in April 2003 and also served on its advisory board for many years. 

A lifelong Presbyterian, he made his church home at Westminster Presbyterian Church in 
Amarillo. He was preceded in death by his father; his mother; and a sister, Margaret. 
Survivors include his sweetheart and wife of 57 years, Joanne Justus Clark of Amarillo; 
four sons and daughters-in-law, Robey A. Clark of Dallas, David J. Clark and Margie of 
Charlotte, N.C., William C. Clark and Susan of Bandera and Daniel H. Clark and Amy of 
Moreno Valley, Calif.; a brother, Thomas A. Clark of Mayo, Fla.; and seven grandchildren, 
Brooke Clark of Dallas, Alena Clark of Denver, Robey W., Hamilton and Daniel Clark, all 
of Charlotte, and Will and Sara Clark, both of Bandera. 

NOTE: Robey Clark reportedly wrote the Tallulah High School alma mata. RPS