Mrs. Gertrude (Trudy) S. Clarke, age 87, of Carrollton died April 28, 2007. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, the late Dr. George W. Clarke of Carrollton. Mrs. Clarke was born Rebecca Gertrude Sowell on January 3, 1920 in Paducah, Ky. to the late Jesse D. And Mattie Wright Sowell. Mrs. Clarke attended Murray State College in Kentucky prior to enlisting in the Women's Army Corps in December 1943. She was assigned to Army Air Force Headquarters in Washington DC and Baltimore where she served in Army Intelligence until July 1945. Following her military service, Mrs. Clarke completed her undergraduate degree at Baylor University in Waco, TX., in 1949 and began work on her Master's degree at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She married the late George W. Clarke of Memphis, TN., on December 27, 1950. She was a member of Tabernacle Baptist Church. Mrs. Clarke is survived by her daughter, Margaret Clarke of Fayetteville, Ga.; her son and daughter in-law, George W. Jr., and Susan Clarke of Athens, Ga.; son, Russel Clarke of Douglasville; and five grand children. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, May 1, 2005 at 2 PM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Gentry officiating. Interment will follow in Carroll Memory Gardens. The American Legion Post #143 will fold and present the flag. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made to the American Diabetes Association PO Box 2680 North Canton, Ohio 44720. Messages of condolences may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com. Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel has charge of the arrangements.