Willene “Simpson” Clark daughter of the late William Kimbrel and Marguriete Howell Kimbrel was born on October 8, 1922 in Essex and departed this life on December 13, 2017 at the Cypress Point Skilled Nursing Center in Dexter at the age of 95.

Mrs. Clark was a member of the Friendship Baptist Church in Dexter.  She had worked as a dietician at the Dexter Memorial Hospital.  She was a resident of Dexter.

On December 24, 1943 she was united in marriage to J.L. Simpson and to this union, four children were born.  Mr. Simpson preceded her in death on January 20, 1997.  She was later married to Lloyd Clark who preceded her in death as well.

She is survived by one son, Jerry Simpson of Sikeston; by two daughters, Glenda Johnson (Jimmy) of Dexter and Patty Musgrave (Mike) of Bloomfield; by one brother, William Kimbrel Jr. of Joplin, Missouri; by one sister, Shirley Statler of Arnold, Missouri; by ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren.

Besides her husbands and parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Wilma “Edwards” Middleton and by three sisters, Francis Kimbrel, Barbara Payne and Katy Montgomery.  

Friends may call at the Lighthouse Christian Church in Dexter on Saturday, December 16, 2017 from 12:00 P.M. (Noon) until 2:00 P.M. 

Funeral services will then be conducted at 2:00 P.M. in the Lighthouse Christian Church with Rev. Tim Russell officiating. 

Interment will follow in the Essex Cemetery.