Mary Clark

Mary Berniece ("Bee") Northcross Clark died on January 20, 2010 in Clarksville,where she had lived for more than 60 years. Mrs. Clark was born February 5, 1921 in Bailey, TN the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James M. Northcross. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville on Saturday, January 30, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. David Forney officiating, and a visitation period following. Sykes Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
A graduate of the University of Tennessee, where an endowed scholarship in her name has been established, Mrs. Clark worked for the US Government during WWII before returning to Tennessee to serve as Assistant Home Agent and, subsequently, Home Agent of Montgomery County. Among her many achievements in that role, she expanded and strengthened Montgomery County's home demonstration clubs which provided opportunities for both rural and city women, to develop homemaking skills and broaden their interests outside their homes, led numerous trips for local women, many of whom would not have otherwise had the opportunity to travel, promoted reading programs, authored the popular "Buzzing With Bee" column that appeared in the Leaf-Chronicle during the 1960s and 70s and was frequently heard on local radio. Following her retirement, she dedicated herself to a number of charitable pursuits including the American Cancer Society, Clarksville Memorial Hospital and the Clarksville-Montgomery County Public Library. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Clarksville where she served as a deacon, elder, Sunday school teacher, and president of Women of the Church. She is preceded in death by her husband, Clarksville native Earl C. Clark, Jr. She is survived by two sisters, Anne Northcross Price of Atlanta and Claire Northcross McCleese of Denver as well as a niece and several nephews. A very dear friend Mary Birdwell has been with her each day for the past four years. In lieu of flowers, the family requests t