Mrs. Jonell (Hairston) Clark, aged 90, of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on May 1, 2026. She was born on May 4, 1935 in Hondo, TX, to Amos and Nettie (Runnels) Hairston. She was the youngest child in a family of nine children and survived diphtheria at the age of three years old.
At the age of 15 she met her husband of 70 years, Roy Dale Clark, at a church pie supper when Roy bought her pie. Roy and Jonell were married . ve years later on June 24, 1955. Jonell started her nursing career by graduating from Shawnee Gordon Cooper Tech. Her love of taking care of others made her an excellent nurse, especially to the elderly to whom she dedicated many years of service as a nurse at nursing homes in the Shawnee area.
Jonell was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings: Cecil Hairston, Margie (Hairston) Smith, Lois Hairston, Murray Hairston, Mason Hairston, Orville Hairston, Heartha (Hairston) Adams, and Edna (Hairston) Hendrix.
She is survived by her husband; her children and their spouses, Susan and Tom Moore, Steven and Marie Clark, and Cindy and David R. Bradley; her grandchildren and their spouses: Garret and Taylor Moore, Grant Moore, Jessica and Joel Gaylor, Ben and Melissa Clark, Stephen and Gina Bradley, and Andrew and Caitlyn Bradley; her great-grandchildren: Liberty, Magnolia, Abel, Lily, Phoebe, Graham, Hattie, Lilah, and Claira; and her sister, Clarise Marshall; as well as many other family members and friends.
A service to honor the life of Jonell Clark was held at First Baptist Church in Tecumseh, OK on May 15th.
