Mittie Mae Clark

the second eldest child of Minnie Bell Hornbuckle and Howard Hornbuckle,

Sr. She married William Clark, Sr. on June 10, 1939. Together they blazed the

trail for the Hornbuckle migration to the Pacific Northwest in 1944. After

settling in Oregon they continued to build their family and to their union, were

nine children.

Mittie had a true servant’s heart; she was a dedicated mother who cared for

those less fortunate on a regular basis. When asked about her service to those

in need, Mittie replied, “I didn’t have to know who they were, if I saw

somebody in my neighborhood that looked like they needed help, I would ask

if they were hungry and invite them in and feed them.” She always kept

Matthew 25:35-36 in the forefront of her mind: “For I was an hungered, and

ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye

took me in: naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in

prison, and ye came unto me.”

Mittie loved taking trips to the Pacific Ocean and other nearby scenic

locations. In 1997, she took a trip back to Birmingham, Alabama where she

reconnected with one of her closest childhood friends. Like the two little girls

they once were, they shared in disbelief, laughter, tears, hugs and memories.

She also attended a family reunion, where she reconnected with other family

and friends; she saw many cherished places she hadn’t seen in over 53 years.

Her hobbies included gardening, fishing, drawing, sewing, cooking, teaching

others how to dance, watching wrestling, spending time with her pets, and

listening to Motown music, especially the Temptations.

Preceding her in death are her parents, Howard Hornbuckle, Sr. and Minnie

Bell Hornbuckle; husband, William Clark, Sr.; two sisters, Zula Johnson and

Earnestine Hawkins; two brothers, William Hornbuckle and Howard

Hornbuckle; two grand-children, Richard Marlon Clark and Araina Clark.

To continue her legacy she leaves five sons, William Clark, Jr., Harold Clark,

Leonard Clark, Hertis Clark, and Gerry Clark; four daughters, Josephine

Griffith, Joyce Clark, Wanda Clark, and Brenda Clark; one daughter-in-law,

Sherrill Clark; 42 grand-children, 38 great-grand children, and 15 great-greatgrand

children. To cherish her memory, she leaves four

sisters, Ruby Johnson, Bernice Hornbuckle, Helen

Murray, and Myrtle Minnieweather; one sister-in-law,

JuliaMae Hornbuckle; two brothers-in-law, Nelson

Murray and Stewart Minnieweather; and a host of nieces,

nephews, cousins, and friends.