Clark Martin Posey

Clark Martin Posey, 84, of Bainbridge, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at his home. Clark was born January 21, 1941, in Ross County, the son of the late Peter P. and Flora A. (Morris) Posey. On April 13, 1963, he married the former Bonnie L. Shelton, who survives.

Also surviving are his three children Bradley M. Posey, Brenda L. (Mark) Ely, and Jacquelyn K. (Mike) Reed; eight grandchildren Steven (Thalia) Ely, Sarah (Nick) Shamy, Kaleb (Amy) Reed, Kaitlyn Reed (Logan Cox), Adam (Alisa) Ely, Briana (Taylor) Waugh, Kameron (Emily) Reed and Karlee Elliott; and three great grandchildren Gabriela J. Ely, Stella B. Waugh, Nora J. Ely; one brother Ronald Posey and two sisters-in-law Alice and Ellen Posey; and long time friends, Kevin Cooper and Calvin Montgomery.

In addition to his parents, Clark was preceded in death by his sisters Ella Mae and Ann Saunders and brothers, Gene and Frank Posey.

Clark was a retired carpenter and a 50+ year member of the Ohio Carpenter’s Union. He worked on many local projects including the Paint Creek Dam. Working with C.J. Mahan Construction Company, Clark worked on the construction of the Discovery Bridge (Broad Street Bridge), the Interstate 670 Bridge in Columbus and the O’Shaughnessy Dam Bridge in Powell, Ohio among others. He also built and remodeled several homes in the area and enjoyed spending countless hours in his garage working on cars, tractors, lawn mowers, and building custom woodsplitters. He loved buying and selling guns, go carts, bobcats and many of the things he worked on. He was always ready to make a deal with anyone. Clark was an outdoorsman and enjoyed cutting wood and deer hunting. He loved his family, especially his grandchildren and most recently his great-grandchildren. Always a perfectionist, Clark will be missed by those who knew him for his wit and humor. He will also be remembered by those who worked with him for his tireless work ethic, his demand for excellence and for the high-level skills he developed over a lifetime.

The family would like to thank Adena Hospice for their care of Clark during this time.

A graveside service will be held at the discretion of the family.

SMITH-MOORE-EBRIGHT Funeral Home of Bainbridge, is serving the family.