Wilma Clark

(From Ozark Funeral Home)

Mrs. Wilma Dean “Bug” Clark, 87, of Jay, Oklahoma, departed this life on Monday, November 28, 2022, in the comfort of her home, after a recent decline in health.

Wilma entered this life on August 28, 1935, in rural Delaware County, Oklahoma, daughter of the late Henry and Sylvia (Rockwood) Gann. She was raised near Southwest City and was a 1953, graduate of Southwest City High School. 

On June 24, 1953, she was united in marriage to William Lee “Bill” Clark and to this union four sons were born. They resided in Wichita, Kansas for fifteen years where Wilma drove a school bus for the Wichita School District and Bill worked for Boeing. 

In 1970, they moved their family back home to Jay, Oklahoma. For several years Wilma worked as a bookkeeper and tax preparer. In her retirement years she worked at the Ozark Funeral Home in Southwest City assisting with visitations. She enjoyed working the polls for area elections and collecting money on Memorial weekend at Southwest City Cemetery. She was a talented seamstress and loved to crochet.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Bill Clark on July 14, 1994; two sons, Kevin and Theron Clark; three brothers, Austin, Nathan and John Gann; and two sisters, Pauleen Kissire and Stella Schoonover.

Wilma is survived by two sons, Rick Clark and wife, Lisa, of Rogers, Arkansas and Shane Clark and wife, Annetta, of Jay, Oklahoma; a daughter in-law, Debbie Clark of Southwest City; two former daughter in-laws, Angela Cockrill and husband, Brian, of Bella Vista and Adela Clark Evans of Jay; fourteen grandchildren, Jared, Janae, Colby, Cody, Dustin, Megan, Lauren, Nathan, Katelynn, Keisha, Brittany, Alyssa, Taylor and Brandon; twenty eight great grandchildren, Krystal, William, Dakota, Jordan, Jewellia, Beckham, Brooks, Solomon, Steffen, Theron, Raylan, Aarilynn, Caleb, Eden, Natalyn, Whitney, Leslie, Taylor, Heath, Mikaela, Alaina, Kale, Rose, Marshall, Logan, EmmaGayle, Judson and Evelyn; four great-great grandchildren, Rylin, Briar, Haidyn and Gabriel; as well as a host of other family and friends.

Funeral services are 10:00 a.m. Thursday morning, December 1, 2022 at First Baptist Church in Southwest City with Bro. Bob Cartwright and Bro. Ricky Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Southwest City Cemetery. 

Those honoring her life by serving as pallbearers are Dustin Clark, Jared Clark, Nathan Clark, Colby Clark, Cody Clark and Brandon Cockrill with Megan, Lauren, Katelynn, Alyssa, Taylor, Janae, Keisha and Brittany serving as honorary pallbearers. 

The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening from 5-7:00 p.m. in the Southwest City Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes. Memorials are being directed to the Southwest City Care Fund c/o the funeral home. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website, www.ozarkfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Southwest City, Missouri.