Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke, Alabama

03/19/2026

— The Home Going Service For Mother Marie (Robinson) Heflin, 94

— Saturday, March 7, 2026 12:00 Noon

— Bethel United Methodist Church
335 Avenue "A" Roanoke, Alabama 36274

— Reverend Crystal Ware, Senior Pastor, Eulogist

— Reverend Kelsey Barnes, Officiating . . .

Please Note: We sincerely apologize for our earlier live-streamed video of Mrs. Heflin's services being mis-aligned. However, we have uploaded an edited version of the services. We pray that those who want to view this one, will have a much better viewing experience. Charlotte A. Clark-Frieson, Clark Memorial Funeral Service.

03/18/2026

"57 Years Speaks For Itself"
By: Je'Lynn Frieson On Behalf Of Clark Memorial Funeral Service
In honor of the 106th Birthday Observance of the late Wilkie Clark, our visionary Founder, Local Hero and Mentor.

03/04/2026

Mr. Terrence Bernard Boddie, 61, of Roanoke, Alabama, peacefully transitioned at his residence on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Services are announced by Clark Memorial Funeral Service.

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03/04/2026

Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke, Alabama
"57 Years Of TRUST"

03/04/2026

In Loving Memory Of Mrs. Marie Robinson Heflin

Mrs. Marie Robinson Heflin, age 94, of Roanoke, Alabama, peacefully transitioned on Sunday, March 1, 2026, at Piedmont Newnan Hospital in Newnan, Coweta County, GA. Services are announced by Clark Memorial Funeral Service, Roanoke, AL.

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02/27/2026

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02/13/2026

A small line in a segregated 1962 newspaper column led me down an unexpected path of research this week.

The October 4, 1962 edition of The Roanoke Leader noted that my father, Wilkie Clark, attended a “Southern Leadership Conference” in Birmingham, September 25–28.

After verifying the dates, I confirmed that the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held its Sixth Annual Convention in Birmingham during those exact dates — a convention attended and addressed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The alignment of dates and location places my father at that historic gathering.

I do not claim more than the documentation supports. But I do share this discovery with humility and gratitude.

Sometimes history hides in a single line of newsprint.

Full reflection here:
https://www.southernjusticearchive.com/p/the-day-i-realized-my-father-stood

Archival documentation available at:
https://www.clarkhistoricsite.org/1962-september-25ndash28-attendance-at-southern-leadership-conference-ndash-birmingham-alabama.html

Sometimes history hides in the margins.

I share this discovery with both tremendous humility and immense gratitude. I thank God for revealing to me daily the magnitude of man that my late father, Wilkie Clark truly was.

A small line in a segregated 1962 newspaper column led me down an unexpected path of research this week.

The October 4, 1962 edition of The Roanoke Leader noted that my father, Wilkie Clark, attended a “Southern Leadership Conference” in Birmingham, September 25–28.

After verifying the dates, I confirmed that the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) held its Sixth Annual Convention in Birmingham during those exact dates — a convention attended and addressed by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The alignment of dates and location places my father at that historic gathering.

I do not claim more than the documentation supports. But I do share this discovery with humility and gratitude.

Sometimes history hides in a single line of newsprint.

Full reflection here:
https://www.southernjusticearchive.com/p/the-day-i-realized-my-father-stood

Archival documentation available at:
https://www.clarkhistoricsite.org/1962-september-25ndash28-attendance-at-southern-leadership-conference-ndash-birmingham-alabama.html

Sometimes history hides in the margins. . .

I share this discovery with both tremendous humility and immense gratitude. I thank God for revealing to me daily the magnitude of man that my late father, Wilkie Clark truly was.

02/12/2026

PRESENTING: The Southern Justice Archive

02/02/2026

With deepest regret we announce the peaceful passing of Mrs. Katie Ruth Hendricks, on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Traylor Health & Rehab in Roanoke, Randolph County, Alabama.

Mrs. Katie Ruth Hendricks, age 94, peacefully transitioned from this earthly life on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. Mrs. Hendricks was born on December 7, 1931. She is the beloved widow of the late Deacon John E. Hendricks, who preceded her in death April 16, 2009. She is survived by two sons: Gregory Hendricks and Chris Hendricks both of Roanoke; and a daughter, Mrs. Terita Hendricks Staples also of Roanoke; seven grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. A long-standing member of the Wehadkee Missionary Baptist Church, Roanoke, Mrs. Hendricks devoted her entire life to faith and serving in her church, her family, hard work, and service.

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