PLANTERSVILLE - Bobby Kent Clark, 79, went home to be with the Lord Friday, March 8, 2013, at Sanctuary Hospice House. He was a member and former Deacon of First Baptist Church of Plantersville, MS. He was born April 6, 1933 in Bolivar, TN. He served one tour in Korea with the Tennessee National Guard; served one tour in Korea and one tour in Vietnam with the U.S. Army Combat Engineers and retired after 20 years of service. He was a member of the American Legion Post #49. After his military service he retired from Sears Roebuck as an Appliance Repairman.

Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Lee Memorial Chapel with Rev. Danny Balint officiating. Burial will be in Lee Memorial Park.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Mary Evelyn (Hutchinson) Clark; his sons Paul Kent Clark (Charlotte) of Birmingham, AL and Roy Allen Clark of Madison, MS; five grandchildren Alexis (Emmitt) Taylor of Jackson, MS., Britt (Jared) Jones of Decater, GA., Morgan Clark (Shanuna) of Hamilton, MS, Jennifer (Ronnie) Self of Pontotoc, MS., and Billy (Andrea) Earnest of Hamilton, AL.; nine great-grandchildren Jonathan, Trey and Ryan Taylor; Lydia and Emerson Jones; Myles Clark, Tyler and Paul Self and Noah Earnest.

He was preceded in death by his parents W. Anderson Clark and Mary Ivy Lightfoot; brothers William (Buddy), Linwood and Herbert and sisters Estelle and Ruth.

Pallbearers will be the Deacons of First Baptist Church of Plantersville; Tommy Jackson, Marty Davis, Thomas Craft, Phil Griffin, Gene Williams, Chubby Jeffcoat and Joe Thompson.

Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice, P. O. Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803.