James Arthur Clark, 90, went to meet the Lord on Monday October 10 2022 at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital surrounded by his family.
He was born December 28 1931 in Daviess County to parents Kyran Leo and Mary Delpha VanRysselburghe Clark.
Arthur was a hard working farmer alongside his late nephew Bobby Robinson raising crops, livestock, and hauling gravel. He raised an abundant garden that he regularly shared with others. He also was a carpenter of many local barns. He enjoyed sitting on his front porch, making homemade ice cream, and eating watermelons. He was lifelong member of St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Whitesville where he served as an usher and helped cook barbecue for the church picnics.
In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by infant daughter Dolores Ann Clark; sisters Anna Francis Basham, Beulah Mae Robinson, and Mary Lucille Evans; brothers John Leo Clark, Joseph Bernard Clark, Charles Wilford Clark, and William Lawrence Clark; and a special friend and longtime companion Mildred Johnson.
He is survived by his children Lisa Vickery (Mike), Dennis Clark, James Clark, Angela Hill (Charles), and Scott Clark; grandchildren Amanda Vickery Brock (Andy), Mikayla Vickery, Elijah Vickery (Samantha), and Hailee Faith Hill; great grandchildren Warren Andrew Brock, Lenoir Kate Brock, and Baby Brock and Baby Vickery (Eli) due in 2023; sisters Edith Catherine Payne, and Agnes Marie Bartlett and several nieces and nephews.
Family wishes to extend a special thank you to a caring family friend Pamela who assisted with his care and provided him with daily conversation. Also family wishes to acknowledge the compassionate care Dad received from OHRH Emergency and Critical Care doctors and nurses.
A funeral Mass will be said on Friday, October 14, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Mary of the Woods Catholic Church in Whitesville, KY, with burial following at St. Mary of the Woods Cemetery. Visitation will be on Thursday, October 13, 2022, from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with prayers at 6:30 p.m. at Cecil Funeral Home in Whitesville, KY.