Mrs. Joan Bell Clark, age 85, of Mayfield passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026 at Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center in Paducah, KY after a brief illness.

She was a member of Spence Chapel Methodist Church and a retired LPN.

Mrs. Clark is survived by one son, Gregory Don (Mechelle) Bell of Hickory, KY; two daughter, Alecia (Ricky) Ladd of Mayfield, KY and Margaret Holder of Hickory, KY; one brother, James R. (Vickie) Baker of Mayfield, KY; eight grandchildren; and five great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Billy Don Bell; her second husband, Gene Clark; one brother, Joseph Baker; and her parents, Robert Andrew and Julia Hargrove Baker.

Graveside services for Mrs. Joan Bell Clark will be 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Spence Chapel Cemetery. Rev. Ronnie Stinson, Jr. will officiate. Interment will follow.

Visitation will be 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Byrn Funeral Home in Mayfield, KY.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Ray and Kay Eckstein Hospice Care Center, 1530 Lone Oak Rd., Paducah, KY 42003.