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~Georgie Clark~
YOAKUM: Georgie Lee Schultz Clark, 95, left her earthly home on Saturday May 3, 2025. She was born February 22, 1930 to Rudolf and Edna Wunderlich Schultz in Tivoli, Texas. She lived her early life in Tivoli helping her grandparents with their service station/ store and helping her mom cotton picking. As a teen, they moved to Yoakum and attended Yoakum High School and was a majorette with the band. She was taught to dance when dating her soon to be husband Gerald Clark. He spied her in a soda shop through the window and told the fella he was walking with; “I’m going to marry that girl “and the pursuit began. They married on Sept. 9, 1948, and made their home in Houston, where she worked in the bookkeeping dept of Curtain & Co. In 1957 she gave birth to their only child, Robin Gayle Clark (Bostwick) and became a devoted stay at home mom. The family moved to Port Arthur when Gerry became a manager with Western Auto. She was very involved with my school activities and helped with my Camp Fire Girls group for many years. Mom sewed all my clothes until I went into high school. In 1972, she went to work as a bookkeeper for the Camp Fire Girls organization in Port Arthur until 1976. Once I enrolled at Lamar University, Gerry and Georgie became owners of a Western Auto dealer store in Port Lavaca and in 1978 bought the Western Auto store in Yoakum proudly serving the community for 15 years until retirement. While associated with Western Auto, Georgie and Gerry were able to travel to many different places due to Gerry winning trips from his store’s production; Spain, Mexico, Caribbean cruise, and Hawaii were favorite memory trips. Georgie served in many capacities including the Yoakum Pilot club, Yoakum Chamber of Commerce, various dance clubs and Holy Cross Lutheran Women. At Holy Cross Lutheran, she served in the Lutheran Women, Senior Ministry, was a Reader and greeter, the Women’s Quilting group as well as participating with the Golden Nuggets monthly gatherings and trips. She also drove many cancer patients to Victoria for their treatments. Georgie was a proud Momma, Grandma to 3 and GGMa to 6 (almost 7). She loved her family and was quite a fantastic cook and baker. She taught me to attend Church weekly, cook, insisted I make my bed daily, taught me to keep and balance a checkbook, say Yes ma’am, no sir, and many other things a young woman needed to know for life. Mom had high expectations for me and was quite the disciplinarian. She kept beautiful flower beds, worked a garden and enjoyed many hours on the back porch with Daddy watching the hummingbirds and birds year-round. On our many family vacations to Rockport, Gerry and his son in law Phillip and grandkids would fish in the morning and were greeted by Georgie at the door ready to fry up the morning catch and provide a dessert to enjoy after. Many summers, she and Daddy asked to keep the grandkids for 2 weeks, taking them to the Yoakum library and daily swimming lessons which included popsicles right after. Mom and Dad really enjoyed their dancing and participated in local dance clubs for years, even winning a jitterbug contest trophy. She and Daddy drank coffee and worked daily crossword puzzles every morning for many years. They were married until June 7, 2020 when Daddy died. Their marriage endured 71 years and 9 months. They were truly blessed with many years of happiness. If you needed a lesson in devotion and commitment to a spouse, they were the perfect example. Survivors include daughter Robin Clark Bostwick (Phillip), grandchildren Dane Bostwick (Christine) of Georgetown, Tx, Brooke Bostwick Teeter (Jon) of Jacksonville, NC and Dean Bostwick (Jessica) of Mont Belvieu, Tx.; Bro-in-law Wayne Clark (Cora Lee) of Hope, sister-in-law, Lois Clark of Arkansas (formerly Victoria). Nephews: Richard Clark (Ann) of Yoakum, David Fagan (Selena) of Cuero, Reid Clark (Doris) of Arkansas, Mark Clark (Debbie) of Tennessee, Bryan Clark of Hope and niece: Lynell Hamman of Yoakum. Great grandchildren: Logan LeBeouf, Natalie and Riley Bostwick, Addison, Kinsley and Bennett Teeter, and one more to be born later this month baby girl Bostwick. Preceded in death by her husband Gerald, parents, brothers in law- Malcolm Clark, Kenneth Clark, and Gene Fagan, sister in laws, Emily Clark and Marion Fagan, nephews Ray and Tommy Fagan, and Stephen Clark. Graveside Service 11 a.m., Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at County Line Cemetery with Pastor Rusty Bailey officiating. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the charity of your choice or Holy Cross Lutheran Church, Yoakum, Tx. They can be directed to the Golden Nuggets (Senior Ministry) or the Women’s Quilting Ministry. Arrangements by Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home, 361-293-5656. |