John White Clarke

John White Clarke of Salem, VA died on Wednesday, December 1, 2010. Born in Lynchburg, VA on May 24, 1935, he was the son of Alice White Clarke and Mortimer Lay Clarke. He is survived by his wife, Mary Langhorne Wiley Clarke. His children are Langhorne Clarke Wilson and her husband, Bill, Mary Cameron Clarke Best and her husband, Jim, Colston Snead Clarke and his wife, Sarah, and James Taylor Clarke and his wife, Jann. Eight grandchildren, Taylor Wilson, Cameron and Caroline Ervin, Grace, Olivia and Harrison Clarke, and Emily and Mary Clarke. He graduated from Virginia Tech and was a long-time banker in the Roanoke Valley. Memorial gifts may be sent to The First Tee of Roanoke Valley, 3707 Densmore Road, NW, Roanoke, VA 24017-2705. Funeral services are private. The Clarke family is being served by John M. Oakey and Son, Salem. 540-389-5441.