Mr. Clifton Clark, 88, passed away on Sunday, March 20, 2011, at his residence in Louisville, Mississippi. Visitation will be at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home in Louisville, Mississippi, on Monday, March 21, 2011, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Nowell-Massey Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Charles Rook officiating. He was born on January 31, 1923, and was a member of Crystal Ridge Baptist Church. He retired from the United States Air Force where he served during World War II. Later Mr. Clark retired from Nanih Waiya as a bus driver with 25 years of service.
Mr. Clark is survived by his son, Wayne Clark, and wife, Rubye of Louisville, Mississippi; two grandchildren, Kevin Clark and Jonathan Ashmore; and two great-grandchildren, Kennedy and Dylan Ashmore. He was preceded in death by his wife, Syble Ruth Sims Clark and his parents, Ruben Stennis Clark and Ettie Lipscomb Clark.
Serving as pallbearers will be Jonathan Ashmore, Kevin Clark, Steve Fulcher, Ray Sims, Carl Stokes, and Perry Hemphill. Nowell-Massey Funeral Home, 724 North Columbus Avenue, Louisville, Mississippi, is handling local arrangements.
