Mrs. Patricia Emerson Clark, 87, passed away peacefully with her beloved family by her side Saturday, February 24, 2024, at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi.
Mrs. Clark was born to the late Minnie Lee Stewart and Ralph Waldo Emerson on July 8, 1936 in Houston, Texas. In adulthood she married Frederick Brown Clark, Sr. Mrs. Clark worked as Comptroller for Broadway Federal Savings in Los Angeles, California, where she worked with two of her sisters. She and her husband formerly lived in San Pedro, California. Upon retiring they moved to Batesville, to live with their son and his wife. Mrs. Clark was fond of sitting in her favorite chair, looking out her window. Despite lacking a natural love for cooking, she was an accomplished cook, and made delicious meals for her family. Mrs. Clark enjoyed sewing and quilting, and made many costumes for her children. She was an enthusiastic supporter of every activity and interest of her children. The family was the center of her life, and everything she did centered on them. She is preceded in death by her parents and sisters Joyce Barry, Agnes Watkins, Ivarene Cathy, Arnelda Francis, and Brenda Emerson
Mrs. Clark is survived by her husband, daughter, Laura Lee Clark of San Pedro, CA, sons Gavin Clark and his wife, Debra, and Frederick “Fred” Brown Clark, Jr, of Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and granddaughter Lauren Clark, of London, England.
