John Clark Jr., Eastern division vice president of sales for mattress producer Southerland Inc., died Dec. 10 in Winter Haven, Fla., of heart failure. He was 57.
Clark was a bedding industry sales veteran and had been with Nashville-based Southerland for five months.
He began his career in the mattress industry at Sealy, where he spent nearly 20 years. He later held sales management positions at a Comfort Solutions/King Koil licensee (now Paramount Sleep) and Spring Air.
Clark is survived by his wife, Debbi; three children, Janelle, Darren and Ryan; three siblings, Karen, Sara and Bryant; and one grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to Boy Scout Troop 565, Hope Presbyterian Church, 2110 Cypress Garden Blvd., Winter Haven, FL 33884.
