Harold Wayne Clark

Harold Wayne Clark, 83, of Ocean Springs, MS passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 in Ocean Springs. Mr. Clark was retired from KAFB Civil Service after 40 years of service. He also served as an M.P. in the US Army in Korea. Mr. Clark lit up any room that he entered with his great sense of humor. He had a sweet, kind and gentle personality and was loved by all that knew him. He loved old time country music, his friends; but most of all his family. Mr. Clark was a longtime member of First Baptist Church of Ocean Springs, as well as a member of the Ocean Springs Elks Lodge #2501. He was the “Salt of the Earth” and he will be greatly missed. He is preceded in death by his parents, George and Reba Clark; his brothers, Dan Clark and Lee Clark; and his infant daughter, Karen Faye Clark. Mr. Clark’s survivors include his wife of 62 years, Anita “Faye” Waddell Clark; his children, David Wayne (Cindy) Clark, Leanne Clark (Dennis) Woodward and Kim Denise (Jeff) Lawrence; his sister, Dorothy “Dot” Stribling; his grandchildren, Aaron (Brittney), Allison, Jason (Autumn), Amber (Blair), Brett, Kristen (Jacob), Katelin, Cheryl and Jessica; and many loved great-grandchildren. A visitation will be held at the Ocean Springs Chapel of Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Home on Friday, January 8, 2016 from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm. A Funeral Service will be held at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church in DeKalb, MS on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at 2:00 pm. Friends may visit from 1:00 pm until service time. Interment will follow at Rush Cemetery with a reception to follow at the church.