William Gay "Bill" Clark
7/18/2016


William "Bill" Gay Clark, age 91, of Water Valley, MS died Monday, July 18 at the Quince Rehab and Nursing Center in Memphis, TN. He was born in in Marshall Country, KY on November 26, 1924 on his parents family farm to Waite and Della Mae Clark. He served in the Navy during World War II as a carpenter's mate. This lead him to working as a cabinet maker and then becoming the mill superintendent at Gates Lumber Company in Memphis, a job he held till he retired and moved to Water Valley, MS. Bill and Dorothy were avid square dancers in Memphis for three decades and he served as the second president of The Greater Memphis Square and Round Dance Association. In his retirement he enjoyed hunting, fishing, woodworking, knife making, growing his garden and giving away much of his produce and helping out his friends whenever he could. Bill attended Sylva Rena Baptist Church.

Visitation will be held Thursday, July 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS. Services will begin at 1 p.m. in the Henry Chapel at Seven Oaks with Bro. Freddie Moorman officiating. Interment will follow the service at Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley.

He is survived by his son, Albert Michael Clark (Sherrye) of Byhalia, MS; a daughter, Brenda Gay Clark Payne (Bob) of Germantown, TN; and five grandchildren, Eddie Clark (Audrey), Lisa Clark Vegors (Josh), Christy Clark Campos (Santos), Carol Payne Grantham and John Payne.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Dorothy Johns Clark; a brother, Ed Clark; a sister, Rosemary C. Brown; and great-grandson Preston Vegors.


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12760 Highway 32
P. O. Box 367
Water Valley, MS USA 38965
662-473-2363