Mr. John Clark

Mr. John M. Clark, age 84, of Murray, Kentucky, entered eternal life Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the Murray-Calloway County Hospital.

Mr. Clark was born on February 8, 1941, in Owensboro, Kentucky, to the late Martin A. Clark and Alice Henry Thomas Clark. He was president of John Clark Construction Co. Inc. and was a member of the St. Leo Catholic Church and served as a member of the Independence Bank Board of Directors.

John, along with his wife Marie of 64 years, started John Clark Construction Co. Inc. in 1972 which today is composed of second and third generations of family leadership and is focused primarily on commercial, educational, & religious building construction.

John was known for his wealth of knowledge, his ability to convey what needed to be done to make for a successful project, and his kind and sincere management style of treating everyone equally, which is derived from his faith and love of the Lord. His typical saying that he only worked half a day every day and then told you that his half a day was from 5:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. was accurate, and he worked until April 2025 retiring at 84 years of age.

He worked his whole life because he loved what he was doing, loved people, and enjoyed seeing something being taken from a concept to finished building that will last for years to come. He set a tremendous example of how to live for those of us that had the privilege of working with and around him and will be forever missed.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Bonnie Clark Potts, Rose A. Clark Crabtree and Alice Marie Clark Gardner; one brother, Stephen Clark.

Survivors include wife, Theresa Marie Clark of Murray, Kentucky, they married on October 14, 1961; one daughter, Kathy Miller and husband Brad of Murray; four sons, Rev. John Michael Clark of Paducah, Kentucky, Patrick Clark of Franklin, Tennessee, Christopher Clark and wife Stacy of Murray and Nathan Clark and wife Angie of Murray; three sisters, Ruth Oller and husband Larry of Sorgho, Kentucky, Pamela Cummins and husband Rick of Owensboro, Kentucky and Paula Newman of Houston, Texas; three brothers, William Clark and wife Pok Hui of San Diego, California, David Clark and wife Jane of Mosleyville, Kentucky and Bruce Clark and wife Robbie of Rome, Kentucky; ten grandchildren, Jessica Miller Herron and husband Chris, Josh Miller and wife Hannah, Adam Clark, Hannah Clark and husband Mostafa, Ethan Clark, Dustin Dodd and wife Bridget, Bryce Clark and wife Sarah, Chase Darnell and wife Brittany, Ian Clark and fiancée Kelsey, and Molly Clark; also surviving are ten great grandchildren; as well as three brother-in-law’s, George Powers and wife Barbara of Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Sammy Potts and Melvin Crabtree both of Daviess County, Kentucky.

A funeral mass will be held 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 9, 2026, at the St. Leo Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Murray City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 8, 2026, at the St. Leo Catholic Church with a Prayer Service being held at 6:30 p.m. Visitation will also be held 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Friday, January 9, 2026 at the church.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to the St. Leo Catholic Church, % Newman Catholic Center Capital Campaign, 401 N. 12th St., Murray, KY 42071.

Online condolences can be made at www.jhchurchill.com

The J.H. Churchill Funeral Home & Cremation Services are in charge of arrangements.