Elaine Tolbert Clark, 78, of Tifton passed away Sunday, July 12, 2015, at Tift Regional Medical Center. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Clark Thursday, July 16, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Tifton, where she will be laid to rest. Pastor Ashley Way of Adel Church of God will officiate. The family will receive friends Wednesday, July 15, 2015, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals in Tifton.
Elaine was born January 9, 1937 in Omega, the daughter of Christie Heard Tolbert and Grace Whitley Tolbert, both deceased. She was also preceded in death by her former husband and the father of her children, James E. Clark; and one brother, Jemes Tolbert. She was a retired seamstress and member of Tifton’s First United Methodist Church.
Elaine is survived by one daughter, Alesia Lee Clark of Valdosta; two sons, Jeffery Kyle (Joan) Clark of Adel and Joseph Craig Clark of Tifton; and two nieces and one nephew, Angie Thompson, Valerie Tolbert and Chris Tolbert, all of Tifton.