Obituary of Joyce Geraldine Clark

Funeral services for Joyce Geraldine (Jerry) Clark, 71, of Troup, will be at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 9, 2016 in the Cottle-Pearson Funeral Home Chapel in Overton, with Reverend Rohn Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery in Arp. Jerry unexpectedly passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016. She was born November 18, 1945 in Balfour, NC to Cary Hazel and Ralph Marvin Pressley. Jerry worked as a rural mail carrier in Troup for many years and previously owned My Store in Turnertown. Jerry is preceded in death by her father, Ralph Pressley; two brothers, Paul Pressley Sr. and Larry Pressley; and grandson, Austin Combs. Survivors include her mother, Cary Pressley; a daughter and son-in-law, Charlie and Jeremy Combs; two sons, Westley Clark and Benny Clark; 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; a brother and sister-in-law, Charles and Cindy Pressley; sister Barbara Wilson; sister and brother-in-law, Linda and Ronnie Cooper; and a host of family and friends. If you were blessed enough to know Jerry, you know how deeply she truly loved and cared for others and understand the void her passing leaves. Pallbearers will be Westley Clark, Benny Clark, Kevin Clark, James Pressley, Wade Eubanks, Damon Harris, Justin Mack, Jason Mack, Shane Thompson, and Matt Cooper. Visitation will be Thursday, December 8, 2016, from 5:00 – 7:00 at the funeral home.