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for Margo Clarke
Shirley Peters McCray & Lawrence McCray
May 19, 2025
You will always be remembered by me as a good friend, a mentor, and a person you can rely on no matter what the circumstances are. I know you are in the hands of Our Heavenly Father who had to have you forever
Shirley Peters McCray
Shirley Peters McCray
May 15, 2022
God is good. You will always be remembered
Shirley Peters McCray
May 15, 2020
Margo will always be remembered by me. Our Heavenly Father will watch over the family.
Delores McCray
May 16, 2019
Margo, my friend, will always be remembered but never forgotten
Harvey Anderson
June 7, 2004
I just received notice a minutes ago of Margo's passing and it came as a shock. I have known her for MANY years and she was a friend, confident and "sister". She had a rich heart and was selfless about sharing with others. My heart is heavy and all that I can say is that I'm going to really miss her.
Randy
Elaine Gipson
June 2, 2004
Margo's spirit was always energetic during the time we were both directors of the Urban Leagues' Sr. employment program. We began around the same time -- my program was in Atlanta and she in Richmond. It was my pleasure to know her through that time.
Diane Foster
May 25, 2004
I have enjoyed knowing and working with Margo on various projects and committees. I will miss her. My thoughts and prayers to the family.
Deborah Earley
May 25, 2004
To the family of Mrs. Clarke, we have lost a great champion. I had the pleasure of knowing Mrs. Clarke, may god grant you peace and comfort at your time of sorrow.
Kimberly Wingfield
May 25, 2004
Our love and prayers are with you in your time of sorrow.
James, Sarah & Kimberly
Wingfield
CARMELIA MINOR
May 25, 2004
TO BRENDA AND FLOYD AND THE CLARKE FAMILY, MY HEART WAS SADDEN TO HEAR OF THE LOST OF YOUR LOVE ONE, KEEP YOUR HAND IN GODS HAND AND HE WILL SEE YOU THORUGH, REMEMBER WEEPING WIL ENDURE FOR A NIGHT BUT JOY WILL COME IN THE MORNING.
Marita Hawkins Beckles
May 25, 2004
We would like to express our condolences to the family of
Mrs. Margo Clarke. Our prayers are with you during the loss of your love one.
Mario and Marita Beckles
Valerie Braxton-Williams
May 24, 2004
Heartfelt condolences to your family during this time of sorrow. Margo was a wonderful person with a sweet, sweet spirit. Undaunted by the many challenges she faced, she was an inspiration to others in her ability to "take the bull by the horns" and give the situation her best. I will miss Margo and treasure the fact that God blessed me to know her.
Sharon D. Richardson
May 24, 2004
My heart and prayers are with the family, as Margo departs this journey for another. The following quote of Martin Luther King Jr. exemplifies the Margo T. Clarke that I knew.
"The ultimate measure of a woman is not where she stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where she stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Lydia Maddox
May 24, 2004
To the Family:
May you find comfort in knowing that Margo is now healed and peaceful living with the Father. She is now able to continue her lifes work, looking after others from Heaven.
Look to God for comfort.
André Basmajian
May 24, 2004
My condolence to the family for a truly special human being. For a time, Ms. Clarke was a member of the North Central Richmond Kiwanis Club, for which she participated in a number of activities. She was admired and respected for her extraordinary commitment to service and to volunteerism. I pray that Ms. Clarke is with God leading us to new service and volunteer activities. Peace to the family of Margo Clarke.
Kandi Naomi Harrison Edmonds
May 24, 2004
My thoughts and prayers and those of my family go out to the Clarke family. I was deeply saddened to hear of her passing on last week.
Mrs. Clarke was a mentor to me several years ago and has been a friend in the years since. She will be greatly missed.
Bobby Coleman
May 24, 2004
Bobby,
I'm truly sadden by the passing of your mother. My prayer are with you and your family. May God Bless and Keep you.
Taunya Gary
May 24, 2004
My heart is saddened to hear of the loss of such a wonderful life, but God knows best. Mrs. Clarke was a pure inspiration to me while serving as her secretary at the League. After leaving the League in 2001, shortly after Mrs. Clarke's illness, I didn't have much contact with her, but a couple of months ago I had a dream of an angel and Mrs. Clarke face immediately appeared upon the angel. I know that it was God speaking to me telling me it was almost time for one of His Angels to take flight. I called Mrs. Clarke the next day and talked with her for about 30 minutes, crying the whole time, telling her of my dream and how appreciative I was for all she has done and how she has made strong, positive impacts on many lives. I felt her smile through the phone and could hear the joy in her voice as she said "James guess who I'm talking to? Taunya, you remember my my girl, the best secretary I had at the Leage." I talked with Mr. Clarke and told him of my dream and shared with him how much Mrs. Clarke meant to me. Mrs. Clarke brought out the best in me and all she encountered and I will never forget her. To the family, Mrs. Clarke's legacy will live on and knowing that she did everything she could to carry out the Master's will for her life brings comfort to my heart and hopefully yours. Never take for granted the gift God has blessed us all with...LOVE.
John Cates
May 24, 2004
I served with Margo on The Richmond Technical Center board. I only knew her a short time, but her enthusiasm and can do attitude was like a bright light. The words that come to mind when thinking of Margo are integrity,compassion and CLASS!
Dionne Ward
May 23, 2004
To the family,
On behalf of the students and staff of Henderson Middle School, please accept our deepest and heartfelt sympathy. Margo was an energized, compassionate woman who loved and cherished education. We will miss her smile, her involvement in education, and her genuine caring attitude, but her legacy will live in our hearts and minds forever.
Dionne Ward, Principal
Sandy Fowler-Jones
May 23, 2004
I was so saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Margo Turnage Clark. I first met her as a reporter, covering an event the Urban League held. Margo headed a program to place seniors in jobs, and she was constantly sharing the advantages of hiring older workers with me.
Later, when I was a member of the Urban League Board of Directors, she continued to impress me with the passion she felt for her job, the Urban League, and the Greater Richmond Community.
Margo's legacy is one of commitment and a belief in creating opportunity for those without a voice. Her's was a life well lived.
Annette Wright & Family
May 23, 2004
We send our condolences to your
family.
Joseph F. Johnson
May 23, 2004
My heart just fell when I learned that Margo had passed. I first met Margo in 1968 when I lived with Uncle Buddy and Aunt Dottie on Henrico Blvd. as a first-year teacher. Everyone took me in as a member of the family. I mean everyone! Aunt Helen, Annette, Jeff, Charles Jr., Billy, Bobby Jr., and of course, the Baltimore connection.
Margo's generosity of spirit was demonstrated in her selflessness and can do attitude. She was such a possibility thinker and what a hearty contagious laughter she had! She will missed by so many.
May the Peace of the Lord be always with the Clarke Family.
The Johnsons (Rowena, Joe, and Katrina)
From the staff of W.S. Watkins & Son Funeral Home
May 23, 2004
We present this guestbook to you with deepest compassion and with our sincerest expression of sympathy.
Jacqueline Lewis
May 22, 2004
Margo was a long time friend of ours
(Carl & Jackie Lewis) She was a kind and gentle person. Always soft spoken and to the point. God has provided her a special place where she can rest and worry no more. May God Bless Margo's family.
Carl & Jacqueline Lewis
Charles Nance
May 22, 2004
It was a joy see Margo come before the School Board recently with that glow she always had, and to receive the small thanks we could offer for her long service to Richmond.
She was a valued member of our LMR class in 2002, and a great counselor to me when a member of my own family confronted cancer that year.
Thank you, Margo.
Veronica Hawkins
May 22, 2004
I was very sad to hear of Margo's death. Margo will truly be missed by those of us who knew her and loved her. She was a "diamond" and a "lady" of class. Margo's did not meet strangers, I met her in 1973 at VCU counserling center. She was the secretary and was "running" the place and I was a second year graduate student. Had it not been for Margo's compassion and pity for me, I would not have survived there. I will cherish our fellowship. My prayers are with you. God Bless.
Gwen Poindexter Whiting
May 22, 2004
Margo was my friend and my soror. She was the second person I met when I started my studies at VCU and she took me under her wings. I will keep her memory in a special place, not to be forgotten. God bless her family and I know that her spirit continues to smile down on us.
Percy & Annie Pollard
May 21, 2004
Dear Family Members & Friends:
All of us will miss this spirited lady. We served together on the Richmond Technical Center's Advisory Council and I know she will be missed, but we can say how blessed we are to have known her presence. She will live on in our hearts as a person with a passion and a purpose. We thank God for the opportunity to have been "touched" by the love and caring of Margo.
Percy and Annie Pollard
Shirley Peters Dowden
May 21, 2004
Margo and I go way back. She always represented a "mother figure" to most people she came in contact with. To know her was to love her...she was more bark than bite and a fighter to the end. May the family take comfort in knowing she is in a better place and God will help you through this difficult time.
Jacquelyn Bolden
May 21, 2004
The Staff and Board of Directors extend deepest symathy to the family of Mrs. Margo Clarke.
The Heart remembers most what it has loved best. May memories comfort you and bring you peace.
From RCAP (Richmond Community Action Program, Robert L. Wynne, Executive Director)
Linwood Norman
May 21, 2004
Knowing Margo from my years with the Urban League Board, I share with everyone the tremendous loss of this great lady who contributed so much to her community.
May God bless, and I extend my deepest condolences to her family and friends.
Sheila James
May 21, 2004
It was with deepest sadness when I learned that the Turnage-Clarke family had lost their wife, mother, grandmother and friend. Margo will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
Keep your hands to the heaven and he will fill your hearts with her love, know that she is at peaceful rest.
Loving thoughts of Sympathy
SHERRY JACKSON
May 21, 2004
My prayers are with your family during this time.
Aunt Margo got me my first job and always encouraged me that work and eduction was the way. Aunt Margo will surely be missed for her encouragement to others.
I had Aunt Margo on my mind days before she passed and I said that I was going to a moment to call her and let her know that I didn't want anything this time, but I just wanted her to know that I was thinking about her. I never did call her and I know that "she knows now" what I wanted to say but "if I had just taken that moment that my heart was asking me for" I could have been more at peace with myself in dealing with her passing.
Reminder: When someone is on our hearts we must take a moment from every day life and listen to what our hearts is saying to us and act on it without procrastination.
Sherry Turnage-Jackson
Carla Bayton
May 21, 2004
Dear Family,
We all know that Margo was blessed to live "her life." I do believe Margo lived a purposeful life, and I feel tht she understood her purpose. She reached out to some many in need, and for this fine quality---sharing her time, her talents and her treasures-- she will always be remembered by so many people.
She's gone home now, and we can find comfort in knowing that God told her, "Well done..."
Let's hold on to her goodness, for time will heal all wounds.
Love,
Carla
Christine Gibson
May 21, 2004
Little Bobby and Family
I remember your mother as the woman who could not be stopped and encouraged everyone to put THE best foot forward, she was just so positive. She was dorm director at VUU and alway helped me with my son and a major decision to stay in school and get an education. She has given her all, to assist persons she has not known . . . that was HER call!!! Ms.Clarke has move on to receive her reward of enternal life with the Father. May God bless those that must travel this path.
Sincerely
Christine Gibson
May 21, 2004
Little Bobby and Family
I remember your mother as the woman who could not be stopped and encouraged everyone to put THE best foot forward, she was just so positive. She was dorm director at VUU and alway helped me with my son and a major decision to stay in school and get an education. She has given her all to assist persons she has not known . . . that was HER call!!! Ms.Clarke has move on to receive her reward of enternal life with the Father. May God bless those that must travel this path.
Sincerely
Debbye Mahan
May 21, 2004
I am so sadden by the passing of Margo. It has been an honor and privilege to serve on the Urban League Board of Directors under her leadership. She was a woman of grace, humility, and inner and outer beauty. Her passion and commitment to serve the community was contatious. Margo was an inspiration to all who knew her. To her dear family: I will keep you in my prayers and pray that God will comfort you during this difficult time. In God's love, Debbye Mahan
Gwen Sarsfield
May 21, 2004
It is with profound sadness that I learn of Margo's sudden death. She was so very full of life and energy. She truly gave her all to those she served. It was a joy to know her and I shall miss her wonderful voice, her spirited insights and her beautiful and heartfelt smile. May her family find comfort in knowing that she was respected and loved by everyone who met her and I offer her family my most sincere condolences over their loss. Her passing leaves a great void in our community.
Stallings Family
May 21, 2004
It is with great sadness that we hear of the lost of Margo. We send our condolenses to the family. She has gone from labor to reward. May God bless you in this time.
Wanda Stallings
Regina Hewlett
May 21, 2004
I am very sorry to hear of the loss of Mrs. Clarke. I am a 2001 recipient of the Urban League Scholarship, and if it were not for Mrs. Clarke, I would not be attending Hampton University. Her presence and spirit will be greatly missed.
Your family will be in my prayers.
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