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Porterlee Clark Harvey

2 Apr 1918 – 15 Aug 2003

Birth2 Apr 1918
Death15 Aug 2003
CemeteryResthaven Memorial Park
Lubbock , Lubbock County , Texas , USA
Added byDavid Sifford on 12 Mar 2010
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49605260

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Clark Harvey, professor emeritus at Texas Tech University, died Friday at Covenant Medical Center. He was 85. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2003, at Highland Baptist Church, officiated by the pastor, Dr. Stan Blevins. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home of Lubbock. Born April 2, 1918, in Ennis, Texas, he grew up on a farm outside of Muleshoe. He was a lifelong West Texas resident and lived in Lubbock since 1954. In 1947 he married Carol Johnson in her hometown of Cocoa, Fla. Dr. Harvey taught agronomy at Texas Tech University from 1954 to 1982, while balancing research projects at Texas A&M Experiment Station. During his Tech tenure he participated in agricultural projects in Niger and Egypt sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development. He earned graduate degrees from Iowa State College and bachelors degrees from West Texas State University and Texas A&M University. Dr. Harvey was a naval aviator in World War II serving with the VP-209 Patrol Bombing Squadron in the Atlantic Fleet. After the war he served in the U.S. Naval Reserve and achieved the rank of Commander. He was active in the Retired Officers Association. In his retirement he also volunteered in the commissary at Reese Air Force Base until it closed. After the base closed he volunteered at University Medical Center. A dedicated member of Highland Baptist Church, Dr. Harvey served as a deacon and Sunday School teacher for nearly 50 years. Twice he served as chairman of the deacons. Dr. Harvey led the Kiwanis Texas-Oklahoma district as lieutenant governor. His special interests for the organization included founding new clubs and education initiatives on subjects such as character building. He served faithfully with the Kiwanis project to display flags at Lubbock residences on patriotic occasions. He was secretary- treasurer of the local Knife and Fork club and was elected vice-president of Knife and Fork International. He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Harvey, and a brother, Lismon Harvey. Those surviving include his wife, Carol Johnson Harvey of the home; two daughters, Sharyn Harvey of the home and Mona Harvey of Houston; two sons, Ray Harvey of Destrehan, La., and Richard Harvey of Wichita Falls; three sisters, Clara Coffman of Muleshoe, and Lois Witherspoon and Freda Shuttlesworth, both of Lubbock; two brothers, Roger Harvey of Amarillo, and Rudolph Harvey of Katy; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

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