native son Billy C. Clark, have something to teach people today. Growing up poor in eastern Kentucky during the Great Depression, Clark was on his own at 11 and working to put himself through school, living on the third floor of the courthouse building.
Clark, who was 80, the author of 11 books and many short stories and poems, died Sunday at his Farmdale, Va., home.
from The Herald-Dispatch: 'Appalachian Treasure' Billy C. Clark dies
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