BOOKER T WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
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LOUIS S. CLARK (Buddy), age
86, of Memphis, Tennessee expired on August 2, 2010 at 1:50 a.m. at
Methodist University Hospital. Mr. Clark was a graduate of Booker T.
Washington High School and went on to major in Elementary Education
at LeMoyne-Owen College. Mr. Clark confessed in his hope in Christ
and was baptized at an early age, when he attended Pleasant Green
Baptist Church of Homes County, Mississippi. He later united with
East Trigg Avenue Baptist Church of Memphis, Tennessee and was
ordained as a deacon under the leadership of the late Dr. W. Herbert
Brewster and continued under Rev. Julius A. Beasley until death. Mr.
Clark was enlisted in the U.S. Army for eight years, ranked as
Sergeant 1st Class. He was employed with the U.S. Postal Services
for 46 years as a carrier, and Guardsmark Security Services for 20
plus years as a Captain at St. Jude Hospital. He leaves to mourn his
passing, a loving wife, Mrs. Alice D. Clark of Memphis, Tennessee;
one sister, Mrs. Mae Ethel Clark-Lacey; one brother, Robert G.
Clark, Jr. (Joann); and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation today 6-8 p.m. at R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home, 374
Vance Ave. Funeral services Friday, 12 Noon at East Trigg Baptist
Church, 1315 Bellevue Blvd. Burial 2:30 in West Tennessee Veterans
Cemetery. R. S. Lewis & Sons Funeral Home (901)526-3264 Published in The Commercial Appeal on August 5, 2010 To Contact Us: |
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