Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Clark, Jane Barron Black July 20, 2002
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Tuesday, July 23, 2002
Jane Black Clark , beloved wife of David Clark IV, died Saturday, July 20, 
2002.

Mrs. Clark was born in Norfolk in 1933 to Aileen Taylor Black and Barron 
Foster Black, who preceded her in death. One of three daughters, she is 
survived by Anna Black Hudgins and predeceased by Aileen Black Gustin, both of 
Norfolk. The Clarks lived in the Lochhaven section of Norfolk for 34 years, 
and in 1991 moved to Virginia Beach, where they built a home on Linkhorn Bay 
in Bay Colony.

A 1952 graduate of Holton Arms School in Washington, D.C., Mrs. Clark attended 
Sweet Briar College. She left to marry Ensign David Clark IV in 1954. During 
her life, she was active in her community. The Ruth Sargeant Circle of The 
King's Daughters held its organizational meeting in her home in 1949. Mrs. 
Clark served on the board of the Junior League of Norfolk, was president of 
the Junior Garden Club of Norfolk, and was active in the Garden Club of 
Norfolk. She was a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames, a charter 
member of the Advisory Board and instructor of Lee's Friends, helping people 
with cancer. Mrs. Clark was a volunteer for the ``Reach to Recovery Program'' 
of the American Cancer Society, visiting mastectomy patients. Over the years, 
she made herself available to encourage and counsel cancer patients.

But most important to her was her faith in God, and her family. Having 
survived several bouts with cancer, beginning in 1957, her family became a 
close-knit supportive unit. The Clarks were happily married for 48 years, and 
they adored their three daughters: Alden Clark Coe of Annapolis, Md., Jane 
Clark Morrison of San Antonio, Texas, and Ashby Clark Hopkins of Winston-
Salem, N.C. Mrs. Clark had great affection for their husbands, David Evans 
Coe, Edgar C. Morrison Jr. and James Thomas Hopkins III. She was the proud 
grandmother of Jessica Taylor Coe, Maria Jane Coe, Timothy Evans Coe, Jennie 
Clare Coe, Louisa Ashby Morrison, David Clark Morrison, Nathaniel Brady 
Morrison, Eliza Brooke Hopkins and James Thomas Hopkins IV.

A lifelong member of the Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd, Mrs. Clark 
served as president of the Women of the Church, and in other capacities. She 
was involved in Bible studies and prayer groups, and attended classes at 
Virginia Beach Community Chapel, and Galilee Episcopal Church, where she was 
involved in a recently formed cancer support group.

Her interests included creative writing, traveling, reading, daily walks, 
aerobics, shell collecting, gardening and making her surroundings a prettier 
place to live. She was an organizer and record keeper, and compiled a 
voluminous collection of family photos, in addition to a family ancestor 
gallery. Beginning in 1954, every Christmas the Clarks sent friends a picture 
of their family, recording events in their lives. By 1999, the annual family 
picture included 17 family members.

Mrs. Clark leaves behind a treasury of poems and other writings, often written 
to encourage friends and loved ones. Her unshakable faith in God, and the 
enduring love she and her husband shared, were an inspiration to her children, 
grandchildren, and many of her friends. She will be remembered for her lovely 
countenance, her graciousness, caring for others, and her passion for life.

A memorial service will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Episcopal Church of 
the Good Shepherd in Norfolk. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be 
made to Lee's Friends, Helping People Live with Cancer, 618 Stockley Gardens, 
Norfolk, VA 23507-2017, (757) 625-3115.

H.D. Oliver Funeral Apts., Laskin Road Chapel, is handling arrangements. 
 


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