Edith Clark

Louise Clark passed away peacefully in her sleep on June 7, 2014. Louise was an “Okie from Muskogee”, Oklahoma, born Edith Louise Acree in 1927. She grew up in Muskogee and was the valedictorian of her high school class and an active member of her Baptist church and its choir. She married Henry Clark in 1956 and enjoyed life with him for 56 years until he passed in 2012. Together, Louise and Henry lived in Oklahoma, Michigan, Texas, Illinois and Arizona and raised their children along the way. She worked as an accountant and a librarian. After Henry’s passing, Louise moved from Arizona to California to live with and help her daughter and grandchildren. She was a devote Christian, an avid reader, a fan of NCIS, and a music and nature lover.  She was a smart, hard-working, generous and caring woman who always wanted to help family and friends. She is survived by her son David of Gilbert, Arizona, her daughter, Katherine Wood of Lancaster, California, sister Emogene Cundiff of Bixby, Oklahoma and 2 grandchildren, Garrick and Veronica Wood. A private memorial will be held in Lancaster, CA. You may sign the condolence book at www.chapelofthevalleymortuary.com . Chapel of the Valley Mortuary Palmdale Directors.