James Edward Clark, age 61, a McMinnville resident and Warren County native was born Oct. 7, 1956 and died Oct. 8 in St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital following an extended illness. He was a former employee of 1st Team Cleaning Service and the Southern Standard and son of the late Thomas Elmer and Mary Odell Wright Clark. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother, Walter Ray Clark.