Louise Kress Clark (1934 – 2022)

Louise Kress Clark, 88, of Front Royal, Virginia, passed Tuesday, August 9, 2022, at Warren Memorial Hospital in Front Royal.

Louise Kress Clark

A funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 13, at 2:00 p.m. at Maddox Funeral Home, with Rev. Jim Bunce officiating. Interment will follow in Prospect Hill Cemetery.

Mrs. Clark was born August 7, 1934, in Saltville, Virginia, the daughter of the late Herbert S. and Hattie Anderson Kress. She was a charter member of Marlow Heights Baptist Church and the Red Hat Society in Front Royal.

She was married to the late Oscar H. Clark, Jr. for 60 years before his passing in 2012.

Mrs. Clark was preceded in death by her parents, husband, and brothers Ralph and Wayne Kress.

Surviving are a son, Ron Clark and wife Ginny of Glen Allen, Virginia; one daughter, Kelly Clark Wilson and husband Chris of Waynesboro, Virginia; one brother, Bryan Kress and wife Linda of Front Royal; one grandson, Nathan Clark of Hopewell, Virginia; one granddaughter, Elyse Clark and husband Wesley of Westminster, Massachusetts; brother-in-law, Tom Clark and sisters-in-law, Joyce Clark Davis and Dorie Shriver; a host of fondly remembered, nieces, nephews, cousins, especially Jackie and Walt McAuliffe and Louise’s companion Brad Haynes.

Pallbearers will be Nathan Clark, Elyse Clark, Wesley Tse, Mark Lalumondiere, Scott Hesson, and Sean Marchi.

The honorary pallbearer will be her brother, Bryan Kress.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 13, from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

The family wishes to thank the staff of Warren Memorial Hospital for taking such great care of Louise.

Memorial contributions may be made to Marlow Heights Baptist Church, 517 Braxton Road, Front Royal, Virginia 22630, or Warren Memorial Hospital Foundation, 351 Valley Health Way, Front Royal, Virginia 22630.