Louise Clark

Louise Clark, daughter of the late Oliver & Mary Ellen Clark, was born on March 9, 1922 in Clover, VA. She grew up and was educated in Clover, VA. She left home and moved to New York City to work during her early years. She later left New York and moved to Baltimore, MD, where she married the love of her life, Joseph R. Clark on January 9, 1946. Louise and Joseph's union produced six children: Gilbert L., Gary I., Joseph T., Audrey L., Ronald and Arlene. Louise cared about all of her children. She was an excellent cook and fed everybody. Fried chicken was everyone's favorite and don't even mention her pies with homemade crust. She also made the best iced tea. She used to love to crochet and made blankets for everybody's babies. She loved her home and enjoyed laughing and talking with visitors. She worked at Glen L. Martin, now known as, Lockheed Martin Corporation, for several years after moving to Baltimore. She was among the first women at Lockheed Martin to take part in the "Rosie the Riveter" government campaign to put women to work. As their family grew and when the children were older, she started working at Samuel L. Miller Tie Company. After 15 years at Samuel L. Miller, she retired to care for her ill spouse, Joseph. He preceded her in death in 1997. Immediately following her husband's death in 1997, she cared for her second son, Gary, until his death in 2000. In 2009, she lost her eldest son Gilbert, who was cared for by his loving sister, Audrey. Also preceding her in death was her youngest son, Ronald, who passed away in 2015, two sisters, Elizabeth and Loretta, three brothers, Oscar, Otis and David, two brothers-in-law, Earl Brown & Lilton Garrett, four sisters-in-law, Catherine, Lucy, Sonja and Edna and one, great-grandson, Ronald. She leaves to mourn, one son, Joseph T, (daughter-in-law, Jacqueline) of Baltimore County, two daughters, Audrey and Arlene of Baltimore, one brother, Sidney (sister-in-law, Mame) of Virginia, three sisters, Ruth Harris, Dorothy McDaniel and Patty Brown, one granddaughter, Staci, five grandsons, Dana, Joseph, Ronald, Damen and Daniel, one great granddaughter, Temia, one great grandson, Qutrell, two great great granddaughters, Janiyah and Ja'laya, two great great grandsons, Tristan and Trenton, and a host of nieces and nephews, special friends, Pat, Ann, Cat, Forest, and Roscoe, and many other friends and family.

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Louise Clark

March 9, 1922 - December 1, 2016