James Russell "Joe" Clark, age 90 of New Haven, passed away Friday, April 3, 2020 at Hardin Memorial Hospital. He was born October 31, 1929 in Nelson County. He was a farmer and a U. S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Christine Hunt Clark; his father and mother, George Russell and Mary Ethel Murphy Clark; two sisters, Mary Emma Donahue and Mildred Brown; three brothers, Leon, Louis and George Russell Clark, Jr.

Survivors include one sister, Mary Susan Richmond of Louisville; one brother, Kenneth Clark of Shepherdsville; one sister-in-law, Donna Clark of Bardstown; a number of nieces and nephews.

Private funeral services will be held at 11 AM Monday, April 6, 2020 at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto. Deacon Donald Coulter will preside. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery.