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Octavia <I>Head</I> Clark

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Octavia Head Clark

Birth
Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
29 Apr 1959 (aged 78)
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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Mrs. Octavia Head Clark died Wednesday at New Orleans. She was 79, a native of Monroe and a retired teacher.

She was the widow of Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Baton Rouge; YWCA, Zeta Phi Beta sorority, National Association of College Women and National Council of Negro Women.

Survived by a son, Dr. Felton G. Clark, president of Southern University; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Allene Knighten Clark; and two brothers, Percy Head, Chicago, Ill., and Loranzo Head, Monroe.

Full obituary published in The State-Times, Baton Rouge, La., Thurs., April 30, 1959, page 12-A.
Mrs. Octavia Head Clark died Wednesday at New Orleans. She was 79, a native of Monroe and a retired teacher.

She was the widow of Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark. She was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Baton Rouge; YWCA, Zeta Phi Beta sorority, National Association of College Women and National Council of Negro Women.

Survived by a son, Dr. Felton G. Clark, president of Southern University; a daughter-in-law, Mrs. Allene Knighten Clark; and two brothers, Percy Head, Chicago, Ill., and Loranzo Head, Monroe.

Full obituary published in The State-Times, Baton Rouge, La., Thurs., April 30, 1959, page 12-A.


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  • Created by: Rita Graves
  • Added: Oct 19, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60350728/octavia-clark: accessed ), memorial page for Octavia Head Clark (27 Sep 1880–29 Apr 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60350728, citing Southern University Campus Grounds, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Rita Graves (contributor 46836288).