He is survived by his wife, Lizzie Clark; four daughters: Lauresa Jones, Jessie
Ellis, Dessie Hollingshed, and Marguerite Moore; two sons: Melvin Clark (Mary) and
Douglas Clark (Linda); one brother, Sam Jackson; all of Starkville, MS; four sisters: Ella Kelly,
Annie Clark, Mildred Bailey, all of Starkville, MS and Hattie Stanley of St. Louis, MO; one sister-in-law, Sally Love of Starkville, MS; 21 grandchildren; 29 great grandchildren