Willie James Clark

Willie James Clark born on March 25, 1939, in Laurel, Mississippi was the 5th child born to the late King David Clark of Laurence, MS, and Sarah Francis (Hobson-Clark) Porter of Newton, MS. He departed this life on March 3, 2023.
Willie loved to play guitar, sing, and joke with his family. Willie was a retired veteran of the United States Army. He was a chemist serving at the Pentagon and much of his service was classified. He lived very discretely with a gentle, pleasant, and kind demeanor.
Willie was preceded in death by his parents: Sarah Francis and King David Clark; siblings: Emma Louis Harrison, Mary Elizabeth Pruitt, Jackie Robinson Clark, Charles Shelby Clark, and Shelia Maria Chester; half-sibling: Birdia Clark; and sons: Clinton Clark and David Clark.
Willie leaves behind his 2 surviving blood siblings: Ellis Lee Clark and Larry Earl Clark, 5 half-siblings in Kentucky: Rachel Clark, Doris Clark-Sarr, David Wayne Clark, Mark Anthony Clark, and Marion Andre Clark; granddaughter: Maudiana Clark of Gary, Indiana; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will be held on Saturday, March 18, at 2:00 p.m. at R. Mason Brothers Memorial Chapel, 1001 Lincoln Avenue, Evansville, IN. Visitation will be from 1:00 until service time.