Joseph "Joe" Burle Clark, Jr.Joseph "Joe" Burle Clark, Jr. passed away on August 22, 2017. Joe was born on October 4, 1945 in Washington, DC to Joe and Sarah Lee (Gilman) Clark. He lived in Kansas City, MO until his senior year of high school, and graduated from Parkview HS in Springfield.After graduating from Drake University, he married Sylvia Ann Goff in 1967.Twenty years ago, Joe and Sylvia moved to Springfield. He enjoyed working out at the Downtown YMCA, watching the Cardinals, and was a member of Panera Curmudgeons coffee group.Joe is survived by Sylvia, of the home; James Brian Clark (wife Sharon) of Eugene, OR; Deborah Clark Kalember (husband Ryan) of Palo Alto, CA and 3 granddaughters.Funeral services will be Monday, August 28, 2017 at 2:00 PM in Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home with Rev. Jim Mason officiating. Burial will follow in Hazelwood Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, August 27, 2017 from 4 to 6:00 PM in the funeral home.Donations may be made to the Downtown YMCA.For the complete obituary, go to www.gormanscharpf.com.