Kathleen A. Clark

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Kathleen Clark Fisher of Beaumont, Texas died peacefully in her home the morning of September 8, 2009. Mrs. Fisher, a native of San Augustine, Texas, was preceded in death by her mother, Leila Downs Clark; father, John David Clark; sister, Leola Monique Butts; and brothers, Herman Downs Clark and Ambassador Edward Aubrey Clark, all members of a Texas pioneer family. She was married to the late United States District Judge Joseph J. Fisher. She is the mother of five children, the late Leila Fisher Thomas; Joseph J. Fisher, Jr. of Beaumont; John Clark Fisher of San Augustine; Guy Cade Fisher of Austin; and Anne Fisher Winslow of Beaumont. She was also blessed with 16 grandchildren, 35 great grandchildren and 2 great, great grandchildren.

Mrs. Fisher graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown and was elected by the alumnae association to receive the Distinguished Alumnae Award in 1982. She was a dedicated member of Trinity United Methodist Church and a past member of the Trinity Day School board. Her commitment to community involvement is evidenced by her service to and long-standing membership in the Magnolia Garden Club; the Col. George Moffett Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution; the Beaumont Chapter of the Colonial Dames of America; the Art Museum of Southeast Texas; the Beaumont Heritage Society; the Texas Gulf Historical Society; the Zeta Tau Alpha, Lamda Chapter; the Jasper Civic Club; the Texas Historical Foundation; the Texas State Democratic Committee; and the San Augustine Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas.

Admired by many for her strength and character as well as her warmth, grace and humor, Mrs. Fisher loved to entertain and published a cookbook in 1962 entitled Justice in the Kitchen. Guests were often given autographed copies, and her family remembers happily feasting on many of the delicious recipes at holiday meals and family gatherings. Mrs. Fisher was a formidable bridge opponent and Life Master. In quiet moments she loved gardening, growing beautiful roses, sitting on the porch of her beach house in the Gulf breeze, and spending summers at Fisher's Hut in the mountains of Colorado with her family. Mrs. Fisher celebrated her 100th birthday last October surrounded by her children and grandchildren, as well as hundreds of friends from Beaumont, San Augustine and beyond. The joy in her face upon seeing all the lives she had touched over a century was a gift to all who were there to share such a special day. The family thanks Gloria Ramos and Edna Morris for their years of dedication and loving care.

A visitation will be held Friday, September 11, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Broussard's Mortuary located at 1605 Major Drive, Beaumont, Texas. Funeral services will be Saturday, September 12 at 10:00 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church located at 3430 Harrison Ave., Beaumont, Texas. A graveside service at 4:00 the same day will be held at Liberty Hill Cemetery three miles north of San Augustine on Highway 147. Serving as pallbearers are Mrs. Fisher's grandchildren Kathleen Dies Munger, Robert Howard Dies, David Jefferson Fisher, Elizabeth Fisher Monroe, Martha Fisher Ruff, Mary Fisher Barber, John Clark Fisher, Jr., Guy Gladstone Fisher, Joseph Jefferson Fisher II, Mary Cade Fisher Evans, Edward Downs Fisher, Jefferson Park Winslow, Kathleen Winslow Morgan, Clark Thomas Winslow, Caroline Winslow Heinz, Thomas Fisher Winslow, Amy Clark Munger, Kathleen Anne Freeman, and Elizabeth Seymour Munger. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to Trinity United Methodist Church P. O. Box 5247, Beaumont, Texas 77726. Complete and updated information may be viewed at broussardsmortuary.com

Published in The Beaumont Enterprise from September 10 to September 11, 2009

Kathleen married Drayton Edward Pratt before 1928. Drayton (son of George Edward Pratt and Sarah "Sallie" Gellatly) was born on 16 Sep 1899 in Texas; died on 21 Jul 1966 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Kathleen married Judge Joseph Jefferson Fisher, Sr. after 1930. Joseph was born on 16 Apr 1910 in Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 19 Jun 2000 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His tombstone is marked with a Masonic symbol.

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name: John David Clark
death date: 21 Dec 1941
death place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas
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death age: 72 years 2 months 22 days
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name: John David Clark
event: Death
event date: 21 Dec 1941
event place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Married
birth date: 29 Sep 1869
birthplace: Newton, Texas
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Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, San Augustine Town, JP 1
Enumerated 13 Jun 1920
SD 326 ED 176 Sheet 9B
182-207
Clark, John D M W 50 M Tx Ala Tx Retail Merchant Dry Goods
Clark, Lelah E F W 39 M Tx Ga Tx
Clark, Herman D M W 21 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Lola M F W 19 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Edward A M W 13 Tx Tx Tx
Clark, Kathleen A F W 11 Tx Tx Tx

John married Leila Elizabeth Downs. Leila was born on 21 Oct 1880 in Texas; died on 9 Jul 1975 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in San Augustine City Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Shown on the transcription of the San Augustine City Cemetery as a daughter of Capt. Edward Dennis DOWN and Susan O. TROTTI. Newton County Historical Committee, "Glimpses of Newton County History," (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, c. 1982) notes that E. D. Downs was a colorful figure in Newton County affairs, from Talbottom, Georgia. He served as County Commissioner, sheriff and tax collector.He was said to have been one of the best sherrifs in East Texas. He went into the logging business with Ed Ellington and T. J. Trotti, and they sold out to Kirby Lumber Company in 1901, at which time moved to San Augustine and engaged in the mercantile and banking business with his son-in-law, John D. Clark.

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name: Leila Elizabeth Clark
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Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Leila Elizabeth Clark, 1975