CLARK — Mr. James Lucius Clark, 85, of Powder Springs, Ga., passed away Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.
Mr. Clark, who was affectionately known as “Papa Jim” by his friends and family, was born April 25, 1937, in Brunswick, Ga., to the late Mr. Robert Lee Clark Jr. and the late Mrs. Mamie Lucille Drury Clark.
Jim proudly served in the U.S. Air Force for 20 years. He earned a Purple Heart and was a Vietnam veteran. He was a member of Bartlett #139 in Hiram and John Sayles #1408 of Abeline, Texas. He was an honorary member of Springville #153 in Powder Springs. He was a member of the Paulding Shrine Club, Yaarab Shrine in Atlanta, and entered into the Egypt Temple lodge in Tampa, Fla., in 1982. He was also a member of Scottish Rite in Memphis, Tenn. He was of Methodist faith.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his two brothers, Robert Lee Clark III and Edward Earl Clark, and sister, Betty Jean Greene.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Clark of Dallas; two daughters, Becky Lynn McDonough of Hiram and Lucinda Ann Williams (Craig) of Kennesaw; son, Bryan Alan Clark of Hiram; four grandchildren, Melissa Contreras, Mackenzie McMath (Sam), Mitchell Williams and Maddox Williams; three great-grandchildren, Emma Cait Contreras, Amalia Grace Contreras and Lilianna Reece Contreras; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, from the chapel of Bellamy Funeral Home, 3551 Jimmy Lee Smith Parkway in Hiram, Ga., with the Rev. Dennis Bellamy officiating. Interment will follow at 1 p.m. at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Scott Hudgens Drive in Canton, Ga. Please be at the cemetery by 12:45 p.m.
The family received friends from 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022, at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Shriners Children’s Hospital.
Bellamy Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Mr. James “Papa Jim” Lucius Clark of Powder Springs, Ga.