Boyd Clark

Funeral services for Boyd Clark, age 97 of Cookeville, will be held Sunday, November 21st at 2:00 p.m. at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper-Huddleston & Horner Funeral Home. Cliff Altobelli, his grandson, will officiate. Interment with military honors will follow at Clouse Cemetery. His family will receive friends Saturday from 3:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. and again Sunday from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Mr. Clark passed away on Veterans Day, which was Thursday, November 11, 2021 at Bailey Manor in Cookeville. He was born May 23, 1924 in Fulgham County, KY to the late Nathan and Nola Vaughn Jackson Clark. Mr. Clark served his country as a member of the United States Army and was a WWII Veteran. He had a tremendous work ethic, working at Uniroyal for 38 years, Clark & Son Moving for 20 years, Putnam County school bus driver for 10 years, and as a firewood logger for 10 years up until his eighties. He and his wife moved to Cookeville in 1980. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Wilma Henry Clark; daughter and son-in-law, Kay and Howard Hatfield, of Cookeville; sister, Martha Lee; grandchildren, Cliff (Carly) Altobelli, Kevin (Andrea) Clark, Casey Clark and Joy (Michael) Hickey; and by great grandchildren, Vince Altobelli, Ariana Altobelli, Brynn Altobelli, Isabella Clark, Lincoln Clark, Mia Clark, Olivia Hickey and Emily Hickey. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by sisters, Hazel Killebrew, Sue Lock, Flora Clark, and Ruth Clark; and by brothers, Royce Clark, Thomas Clark and Johnny Boy Clark. Mark Wooten, Howard Hatfield, Michele Sawyer, Ariana Altobelli, Vince Altobelli and Bob Lawson will serve as pallbearers. Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931) 526-6111. Share memories and condolences at www.hhhfunerals.com.