Billy Joe Clark, age seventy four, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. Billy Joe was born on November 10, 1947 in Benham, Kentucky, to the late Samie and Grace Gilbert Clark, being their only child. He grew up in the Tri City area, and married his loving wife of fifty one years, Sharon. Billy is a deacon at Sandhill Baptist Church where he has attended for more than thirty years. He was a devout Christian and loved his church and family dearly. He spent two years serving in the United States Navy and was called the "Seabees".

Left to cherish Billy Joe's memory is his wife, Sharon; his children, Sammy Joe Clark and wife, Rhonda, of Cumberland, KY; Sandra Kaye Johnson and husband, Michael, of Harlan, KY; grandchildren, Bradley Shawn Clark and wife, Kristie, currently deployed in Munford, England, Farren Grace Clark of Atlanta, Georgia; Billy Jacob Clark and wife, Ashley, living at Shaw Airforce Base, Sumter, SC; Aiden Garrett Johnson of Harlan, KY; great grandchildren, Raven Piper Clark, Billy Matthew Clark, Addison Marie Clark, unborn grandson due in November, Atlas Grayson Clark.

Visitation for Billy Joe will be held Friday, September 9, 2022, from 6:00-9:00 PM at the Sandhill Baptist Church. The funeral will take place Saturday, September 10, 2022, at 2 PM, also at the church with Reverend Jimmy Jenkins officiating. Interment will follow at the Cornett Cemetery at Hiram, KY with family and friends serving as pallbearers. Military Rites will be performed by the Harlan Honor Guard. Billy Joe's family would like to extend a special Thank you to the Hospice of the Bluegrass for their kindness and compassion.

The family has requested that anyone attending his services please wear a mask.

Tri City Funeral Home is honored to serve the Clark family.