Nancy Clarke

Nancy Louise Clarke, age 49, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, November 20, 2006. She was born in Doylestown, PA and resided in Enon, VA. She was preceded in death by her father, Walter A. Landis. Nancy practiced as a LPN at John Randolph nursing home in Hopewell, VA. Nancy loved being a nurse for over 23 years until she lost her hearing and almost her life from the treatment of breast cancer and could not work anymore. She left this world in her loving husbandâ??s arms. Everyone should have love and bonding as strong as that. This was the kind of love that great books were written for, you rarely saw one without the other. Nancy attended Central Bucks West High School where she fell in love with her best friend John Russell Clarke in 1973. Russ and Nancy were high school sweethearts for over 30 years. The funny thing was they were complete opposites, a lot of people said it would never last, but God blessed and prospered them. Russ and Nancy brought home their adopted son Joey on October 11, 1980 and since have celebrated that day as family day for 26 years. In 1995 Nancy was diagnosed with breast cancer on the right side. She took chemotherapy and buckled down and she and Rusty both walked in the fire knowing that the Lord was with them. All the experts told them both that she would never recover, but they didnâ??t know the same God Rusty and Nancy know and love. Well as the true story goes the enemy did his dirty work. Nancy went septic and fell into a coma. When she awoke, she had no hearing and no eye sight with over 20 aneurisms in her brain. The doctors did everything they could to save her and finally gave in. Rusty and Nancy never gave up. They trusted in Godâ??s word and she came through almost three weeks later. The Lord came through and gave them another 10 years together. Nancy grew up on her familyâ??s dairy farm in Plumsteadsville, PA and had great love for Godâ??s animals. After her first ordeal with cancer she was left with 85% hearing loss and a very low immune system that kept her down. Nancy attended classes to study animal rehab and small animal care. Friends started calling their home the Clarke zoo. Poor Russ never knew what to expect coming home. Mrs. Doolittle, as some people called her, often times would have baby raccoons, opossums and baby rabbits under her care. One day there was a full grown bald eagle in their bathtub that Joey and Cliff brought home during a 20 inch snow storm. In church she loved to volunteer for nursery duty because she could not hear them screaming. There are so many things to tell and not enough paper to write on, so please donâ??t forget my personal angel, Nancy Clarke. She is survived by her husband, John R. Clarke; a son, Joseph R. Clarke of Hopewell, VA; mother, Miriam Ewing of Horsham, PA; three brothers, Walter A. Landis, Jr. and wife Kathy of Quakertown, PA, James Landis of Plumsteadville, PA and David Landis and wife Phalla of Horsham, PA. Family members will receive friends at the J.T. Morriss and Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service, Chesterfield Chapel on Friday, November 24, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Services will follow at the Cornerstone Assembly of God in Richmond, VA, Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 1:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Bermuda Memorial Park, Bermuda, Virginia. Contributions may be made to the Richmond Ferret Rescue League in memory of Nancy L. Clarke. 14206 Bermuda Ave Chester, VA 23836 in care of Mr. John R. Clarke. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com