THOMAS CLOCK, JR of Whitehall, MI died September 29, 2013 at the age of 84. He established Clock Funeral Home of White Lake in 1971. His great-grandfather, Tiede Clock, founded the family's first funeral home in Muskegon in 1897. His great-uncle Theodore "Ted" Clock and his grandfather, Thomas Clock, Sr., took over the business as adults. His cousin Dale and his wife, Jodi, now run Clock Life Story Funeral Home and operate the Muskegon establishment, along with locations in Fruitport and Grand Haven. He purchased Purdy Funeral Home, establishing the Whitehall location, and a year later he purchased Gee Funeral Home, retiring in 1993 as a funeral director.