Barbara Jean Clark, age 85 of Paducah, Kentucky, passed away at 7:05 pm Saturday, August 10, 2025 at her home. Barbara Jean was born on March 24, 1940 to Leonard Spears and Opal Kidd Spears. Barbara Jean was of the Pentecostal faith and a 1958 graduate of Lone Oak High School. She was a homemaker where she enjoyed cooking, canning, gardening and working in her flowers. Barbara loved to read and could finish an entire book in just a few hours. Barbara’s greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.
Survivors include her husband of 67 years, William G. “Bill” Clark; one daughter, Cheryl Clark Hopper (Jay), of Graves County; one son, William Bryan Clark, (Beth) of Paducah, Kentucky; one sister, Linda Throgmorton and one brother, Gary Spears both of Paduca