Obituary of Donald Ray Clark

Altamont - Mr. Donald Ray Clark Sr., 87, passed away Tuesday October 6, 2015. He was born in Obar, New Mexico to Claude Columbus Clark Sr and Earle Hanson Clark who preceded him in death along with his brother, Billy George Clark; sister, Marjorie Dell Mounts. He was a US Navy veteran of WWII and the Korean Conflict, cattle farmer, school bus driver and retired as Chief Security officer at Oster in 1989. He was a member of the Airview Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife, Ada F. Leak Clark; son, Donald Ray Clark Jr. of Murfreesboro; daughters, Jana L. (Gerald) Barrett of Altamont and Lia R. (Jason) Lorance of Morrison; brother, Claude C. Clark Jr., Mutual, OK; sister, Joyce J. Russell, Albuquerque, NM; grandchildren, Shala (Kyle) Wohlgemuth, Ashli Barrett, Emily (Barry) Elrod, Megan Clark, Adam James Vaughn; great grandchildren, Gavin, Wyatt and Grant; 3 special boys, Bobby, Adam and Casey Jacobs; special other daughter, Angie Burnett; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Friday in the funeral home chapel with Minsters, Melvin Childers and Dal Barrett officiating. Burial will follow in the Airview Cemetery with military honors provided by the VFW and American Legion Honor Guards of McMinnville. Visitaiton: 3:00 PM - 9:00 PM Thursday at Layne Funeral Home, Altamont, Tennessee. www.laynefuneralhome.com