Noble Sutherland Clark

Noble Sutherland Dooly Clark, a resident of Morning Pointe of Athens, Tennessee, died peacefully on Saturday, May 27 2023. The widow of George Amos Clark, Jr, she was long associated with Hiwassee Builders Supply, the company they founded in 1957.

Noble earned a B.S. in home economics at the University of Tennessee and did a year of postgraduate work at the Merrill Palmer Institute in Detroit Michigan. She was the director of the University of Georgia Nursery School and served as professor of Child Development. After having children of her own, she became a homemaker and focused on family, church and community. She drove Meals on Wheels for many years, led Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts, and her involvement ranged from Cursillo to the National Organization for Women. Above all, she loved to encourage children with books and creative play. At 98, Noble was the oldest living member of St Paul’s Episcopal Church, where she was once a leader of the Episcopal Church Women, taught Sunday school, and served on the Vestry.

Survivors include two siblings, Sally Dooly Newman of McDonald, TN and Philip S Dooly of Andrews, NC; two children: Lucia Clark Case and George Charles Clark ( Kathy) of Athens, TN; five grandchildren: John Blanton Edgar, whom she helped raise, James Philip Case ( Jody), Elizabeth Noble Case Ergen ( William), Charles Amos Clark ( Sarah), Richard Porter Clark ( Megan); and nine great grandchildren: Santiago, McKinley, Rosalind, Marshall, Charlie, Laurel, Billy, Annie and James; and many nieces, nephews, and other extended family members.

A memorial service is planned for June 17 at 2 PM, St Paul’s Episcopal Church, 123 Jackson St, Athens, TN, followed by a reception in the parish hall at 3:30 PM. Please feel free to attend one or both.
In lieu of flowers, contributions to St. Paul’s Church ( rector’s discretionary fund), to Grace House, or to the Athens YMCA ( youth services) would be very much appreciated by the family.

Please check the Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home website for more information and updates.