Obituary of T.W. Clark, Jr.

August 15, 1930 - January 12, 2026

U.S. Veteran

A Celebration of T.W. Clark, Jr.’s Life, age 95, of Survey Community, Texas, will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, January 19, 2026 at Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home Chapel in Jasper, Texas with Masonic Graveside Rites to follow at the Clark Family Cemetery in the Mayflower Community of Newton County, Texas. Family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Funeral Home.

T.W. passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026 in Victoria, Texas.

Born in Merryville, Louisiana and a former resident of Brookeland, Port Arthur and Nederland, Texas, T.W. was a longtime resident of the Survey Community in Newton County, Texas. He was a 1947 graduate of Brookeland High School and was Honorably Discharged from the United States Army after serving in Korea. He retired as a letter carrier with the United States Postal Service after over 30 years in the Wiergate and Brookeland areas. T.W. was a member of the Newton Masonic Lodge #136 AF&AM in Burkeville and Easter Star Chapter # 21 in Jasper. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather.

T.W. is survived by his son, Wayne Clark of Edna, Texas; daughters, Yavanae Clark Vaden and husband Mike of Lindale, Texas and Lawana Clark Bickley of Lufkin, Texas; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, Thomas Wilburn Clark, Sr.; mother, Ella Clark and his wife of 58 years, Glenda Ann Rudd Clark.

Memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

Services are under the direction of Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home of Jasper.