Ronald DeWayne Clark, son of the late Stephen Clark and Ludie Burris Clark, was born on November 10, 1956 in Kennett, Missouri, and departed this life on October 4, 2020 at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, Missouri at the age of 63 years.

Mr. Clark was a Veteran of the United States Army; serving in a nuclear artillery unit, in the Cold War, along the Soviet Border.    He was a former manager for the Dollar Store and a resident of Poplar Bluff, Missouri.

On October 15, 1988, in Bell City, Missouri, he was united in marriage to Sandra Ritchie.  Mrs. Clark survives of their home in Poplar Bluff.

In addition to his wife Sandra, he is survived by his son, Brandon Clark of Poplar Bluff, Missouri; by his daughter, Jessica Bencivenga of Crestview, Florida; by his sister, Kathy Lippencott of Green Valley, Arizona; and by his granddaughter, Sadie Harrison.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by five brothers, Gene Clark, Jim Clark, Marvin Truman Clark, Ray Clark and Richard Clark; and by six sisters, Betty Dillion, Carolyn Lacy, and four in infancy.

Graveside services will be conducted in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield on Friday, October 16, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. with full military honors.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is in charge of arrangements.