Kathleen A. Clark

1908 - 2008  (99 years)

• Name	Kathleen A. Clark  [1, 2, 3]
  Born	8 Oct 1908	San Augustine County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Died	8 Sep 2008	Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas   [2]
  Buried	Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	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
  Person ID	I41152	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2012

  
  

  Father	John David Clark,   b. 29 Sep 1869, Newton County, Texas ,   d. 21 Dec 1941, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Leila Elizabeth Downs,   b. 21 Oct 1880, Texas ,   d. 9 Jul 1975, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas  (Age 94 years)
  Married	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F12403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Drayton Edward Pratt,   b. 16 Sep 1899, Texas ,   d. 21 Jul 1966, Sabine County, Texas  (Age 66 years)
  Married	Bef 1928
  Children	1. Living
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F12399	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Judge Joseph Jefferson Fisher, Sr.,   b. 16 Apr 1910, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas ,   d. 19 Jun 2000, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Aft 1930  [5]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F12400	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1908 - San Augustine County, Texas Died - 8 Sep 2008 - Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Buried - - Liberty Hill Cemetery, Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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