Edmund L.Clark of 21 Columbus St.;Belle Vernon;died Sunday July 5;1981;at 6 p.m.in the Mon Valley Hospital. He was 78. Mr.Clark was born May 30;1903 in Manning;S.C.;a son of the late Peter and Harriet Clark. He was preceded in death by his wife;Elizabeth Annie Clark;in 1971. Mr.Clark was a resident of Belle Vernon most of his life. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church;where he served as a trustee and a member of the Deacon’s Board. Mr.Clark was also assistant pianist;a member of the choir;and was past Sunday School Superintendent at the church. He was employed by Reick’s Company in Charleroi. Survivors include two sons;Edmund of Wheaton;Md.and Robert of Boston;Mass.;two daughters;Florence Turner of West Newton;Mass.and Marjean Gomes of Worchester;Mass.;two sisters;Mamie Green of Columbus;Ohio and Ovella Benjamin of Pricedale;and eleven grandchildren. Friends will be received in the Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home;Monessen;on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m.and Thursday from 2 to 4 p.m.and in the Antioch Baptist Church;Belle Vernon from 5 p.m.Thursday until the hour of service on Friday at 1 p.m.with the Rev.Luther Womack;pastor of the church;officiating. Burial will be in Belle Vernon Cemetery. The Beverly C.Draper Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.