Mrs. Lena M. Clark, 78, passed away on May 20, 2008 at home in Water Valley, MS. She was born on November 10, 1929, in Water Valley, MS to the late Samuel L. and Erma Pegues Buford. Lena was raised by her step-father, Rev. Willie Covington and worked as a dietician at Yalobusha General Hospital for many years. She was a member of Chapel Hill M.B. Church of Water Valley.
The visitation will be held at Seven Oaks Funeral Home in Water Valley, MS on Friday, May 23, 2008 from 5 to 7 p.m. The funeral service will be conducted in the Henry Chapel of Seven Oaks Funeral Home on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Eric Nelson presiding. The committal will be held in the Oak Ridge Cemetery with Michael Clark, Tremayne McGee, Matthew Clark, James Covington, and Ollie Clark serving as pallbearers.
Mrs. Clark is survived by her husband of 57 years, Roland Clark, Sr. of Water Valley, MS; two daughters, Patricia Clark of Water Valley, MS and Wanda Carr of Savannah, GA; three sons, Roland Clark, Jr., Ollie Clark, and Joe Clark, all of Water Valley, MS; two sisters, Rev. Inez Covington Woodard and Josie Covington Drane, both of Water Valley, MS; one brother, W. C. “Willie” Covington of Water Valley, MS; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one sister, Ruby B. Cox.