Clark, James Franklin "Cricket", 70 of Martins Ferry, Ohio formerly of Glencoe died Monday, October 25, 2010 at his home.

He was born July 3, 1940 in Glencoe, a son of the late Robert Ross Clark and Lena Esther Saffell Clark.

Cricket was a former employee of North American Coal Co. #4 mine, a retiree of Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority and a member of the former Glencoe United Methodist Church.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, William Harvey Clark; sisters, LaDonna Stewart and Dorothy Coen.

Surviving are his loving wife of 52 years, Nancy Lee Pickenpaugh Clark; four children, Debra (Jerry) Masarick of Martins Ferry, Denise (Gary) Jeffers of Port Richey, FL., Kimberly (Jimmy) Faggion of Little Rock, Arkansas, and Michael (KellyAnn) Clark of Powhatan Point; four brothers, Robert L. Clark of St. CLairsville, Larry G. Clark of Fort Myer, FL., Merle A. Clark of Cape Coral, FL., and Donald N. Clark of Denver, CO.; two sisters, Sheila Householder of Woodford, VA., and Rita Williams of Spotsylvania, VA.; 10 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and his best buddy, Wink.

Friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville on Thursday from 2 to 4 & 6 to 8 p.m. where services will be held on Friday at 12 Noon with Rev. Laurie Armstrong officiating. Burial follows in Warnock Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.