Friday's Internet Edition, May 09, 2008.
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Just off a 12-hour shift at PP&G in Lexington, he likely was thinking about getting home and playing with his children. At age 28, Clark Williams and wife Kristy had four children - with another on the way.
Williams apparently fell asleep as his vehicle came close to the Davie County line on US 64 East. It hit another vehicle, and he died at the scene.
“He was so driven,” said his father, Buddy Williams. “He was a good father. He would come home after a 12-hour shift and do something with the babies.”
The children - Tatum, Kassidy, Brady and Emma - are ages 9, 8, 4 and 2. His wife is due with their fifth child in August.
Clark’s main focus, his father said, was providing for his family, from being a husband to his wife and a father to his children.
“He was someone any kid could look up to and emulate as a father figure. He would do anything for anybody. He could be the busiest man in the world, the most tired, and he would still come and help you.”
The couple became parents at a young age, but it didn’t stop their drive to do the right things. They were members of Trinity Baptist Church, and the children had attended school there. More recently, Kristy taught their children at home.
His father called him “a hands-on kind of guy,” who enjoyed hunting and fishing, and including his children in his hobbies.
Clark had always been responsible, his father said. He got a vehicle in high school, and worked at Daniel Furniture to pay for insurance and gas. He had worked for Stone Land Surveying in Mocksville, a job he loved, but left for more hours and better benefits.
A trust fund is being established for the childrens’ benefit.
Already, a benefit barbecue and bake sale for the family has been established at Wal-Mart of Mocksville, where his mother-in-law, Kitty Hilton, works.
On Thursday, March 20 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., a pound of barbecue with slaw and six rolls will be sold for $10. A barbecue sandwich with two bags of chips and a drink will be sold for $5 ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise Record, P.O. Box 99, Mocksville, N.C. 27028.