Joyce Jean Clark, 87, Hamilton, Missouri, passed away on July 1, 2014, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron. She had previously lived in the Weatherby, Mo., area.

Joyce was born on October 15, 1926, in Gallatin, Mo., to James Franklin and Nancy Ellen Vogt Bridgeman. She married Arthur Everett Benson Clark on February 14, 1943. She had been a homemaker and mother.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and many brothers and sisters.

Survivors: Children-Everett Clark, Weatherby. Mo; Norma Hartley, Hamilton; Mae Wright, Pattonsburg, Mo; Jessie Sprague, Coffey, Mo; Larry Clark, St. Joseph, Mo; J. Irene Clark, Hamilton; Dennis Clark, Hamilton; Gerald Clark, St. Joseph; Brother-Eugene Bridgeman, Maysville, Mo; Sister, Gertrude Pickering, Hamilton; and 75 grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

The body has been cremated. A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Hamilton.