Obituary of Barbara Reynolds Clark
Born October 15, 1934, in Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, Barbara Reynolds Clark led an exciting life. She had a fulfilling career, traveled to exotic places far away, and treasured a family who adored her. Barbara passed away from natural causes on February 28, 2024, in Houston, Texas, at the age of 89.
Barbara grew up the child of a Coast Guard officer living in many coastal cities across the US. Her father served in the Army and eventually retired from a long Coast Guard career. When she graduated high school in 1953, she was inspired to enlist in the United States Marine Corps, where she served until her marriage in 1955 to William Allen Clark, a Navy man. They were married for ten years and had one child.
A long-time Florida resident, Barbara loved sailing, beach time, and sunshine. She was a taxi for kid surfers and their boards, ferrying them to the beach and home again. She taught her daughter how to sew her own bikinis. Barbara was a gardener who was often seen out mowing and tending to her yard.
Barbara relocated from Florida to Texas to be near her daughter’s family after she retired from a 30-year career as a paralegal for Nason, Gildan, Yeager, and Gerson in West Palm Beach. Her three grandchildren, Zachary D. Cooper, Megan L. Cooper Cohen, her husband Jay Blass Cohen, and Sara Madison Cooper, all of Houston, were her pride and joy, along with three great-grandchildren, Caroline Lila, Henry Daniel, and Louis Blass Cohen.
Barbara became a quiltmaker in retirement. She was prolific, sewing and wrapping those she loved in soothingly soft, quilted, and crocheted blankets. She donated many to Project Linus, which provides handmade blankets to seriously ill or traumatized children.
A visitation with the family will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Memorial Service that will be celebrated at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at Joseph J. Earthman Generations, 234 Westcott Street, Houston, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Project Linus: https://www.projectlinus.org/donate.php (https://www.projectlinus.org/donate.php)