Homecoming celebration for Minister Jasper E. Clark will be held Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at 11 a.m. at Grace Inspiration Church, 1110 Grand Ave., Jackson. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 19 from 6-8 p.m. at Jackson Memorial Funeral Home, 1000 W. Wilson, Jackson. Burial will be Monday in the Veteran's Cemetery in Newton. A memorial service will be held later at Cedric D. Clark Funeral Home in Meridian.

Minister Clark went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2018, at UMC in Jackson.

He was a 1972 graduate of Meridian High School, and an Army veteran. He loved God, family, and enjoyed various sports.

He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Gwen Clark; children, LaTonya Jackson, LaTonya Gladden, Trimeka Jackson-N'Kere, Jeremiah (Suzette) Clark, Harmonie Clark, and Sojourna Clark; mother, Willie Mae Brown; sisters, Sandra (Mark) Scott, and Kathy (Larry) Emerson; brother, Terrence (Tiffany) Clark, and nieces, nephews, uncles, aunts, and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, J.B. Clark.