Birth date: Sep 29, 1961 Death date: Aug 11, 2021
James Kirby Clark, 59, of Memphis died Wednesday, August 11, 2021 in Childress. Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, August 16, 2021 in the First Baptist Church in Memphis with Rev. Anthony Knowles, officiating. Burial will follow in Read Obituary
To the family of James Clark,
Our deepest condolences to all of you on the passing of James. My wife and I were traveling to see our son in Colorado from Waco, and thought as we were approaching Memphis, that we would stop and call or see my old College roommate. We wanted to say hello. When we looked him up, we were stunned to find out that he passed away this week. I am Rick Ellis, and I was James' College roommate for many years at Baylor. He was my first real friend that I met as a Freshman, and was my best friend in College, who I also as a groomsman in my wedding. I just want those who read this, to know what kind of man and Friend he was. We met our freshman year at Baylor. He told me we had met at Boy's State a few years below. We became friends fast. He was the nicest guy, he was smart as a whip, he could fix anything and was a programmer extraordinaire, who worked through the night, on may nights to perfect his " lock box". In my mind, he should have been a Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, because he was programming in so many languages so young in the early 1980's. Had he not been so shy, he might have been. He was a good friend to me, when i was going through some tough times in college. He didn't even get mad when I wrecked his awesome Subaru. He was the guy who spent the whole day with me to try to make my old Ford pickup with flames on the side, look like a real car. He put in a stereo system with cassette, for me to meet a new girl. She was the girl that I would marry, and has been my wife for 32 years now. I saw him about 10 years after the wedding, when we went through Memphis to go to Santa Fe. I called him and he answered. It was like no time had passed. I told him about my boys and he talked and talked about Colin. I had hoped to meet him one day. He was the type of friend that could start where we left off...I invited him to my home, and he said he would try to make it, but it didn't happen. So now, hearing the news, I am truly saddened and stunned. Even today, I don't have many great friends, but I consider him one of the best friends I have ever had..He was a very good man. And to Colin- please know that your dad talked and talked about you when I passed through that time. He was so excited to have a son. He was a really good guy, who helped me a great deal. He was the epitome of an awesome and loyal friend .Please accept our deepest sympathy for your loss. We will miss him as well. Rick Ellis
James was a wonderful Dad to Colin. He was a wonderful friend. James was always considerate and kind! He will be very missed!
Cecilia Lemons
Mr James loved his milk! All my uncles and grandfather loved airplanes. I loved James dearly. He was always missed. I heard about James passing from other family ties in Memphis. I immediately informed my siblings and they were upset. We were the first grandkids and belonged to Billy. Life happened and us kids didn't get to grow up with the rest of the Clarks. It doesn't change how much we loved them.
