Harriett Buckingham Clark

“Harriett Buckingham Clark, loving Daughter, Sister, Cousin, Mother, Grandmother and Friend, died holding the hand of her youngest daughter on April 10, 2026, she was 84 years old. Her youngest sister Deborah Garrison passed in 2018 and Harriett leaves to cherish her memory: younger sister Priscilla Flory, many cherished cousins, daughters Marnien O’Brien, Rebekah Rickner and Roberta Buckingham Bell, 3 granddaughters and 1 grandson, as well as many dear friends who remember her as a caring, feisty, intelligent woman with a beautiful smile, a lovely singing voice, and a love for life, learning and adventure. Harriett will be buried near other Clark family members at the Loudon Park Cemetery on Saturday, April 25 at 11:00am. Friends and family are welcome to join the service and luncheon after at Gertrude's restaurant at The Baltimore Museum of Art. A Summer celebration of her life will be held at Emory Grove in Glyndon, MD, where she was an owner-member (continuing the Buckingham family tradition started at its founding), where she often presented hymnology lessons. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in Harriett’s name to the Emory Grove Ladies Auxiliary. She will be remembered as an accomplished woman, earning her Private Pilot’s License and Open Water Diver certification, while exploring the world and making friends wherever she traveled. For many years she worked as a dedicated preschool and English teacher. She was a lifelong writer and earned “The International Poet of Merit Award” in 1996 by The International Society of Poets. Harriett founded “ChildPeace International” inspired by a trip to Northern Ireland in 1993 where she visited schools and staff. The organization worked to help children claim their dreams, and facilitated “the exchange of ideas and strategies for living peacefully.” For many summers, she volunteered with the American Red Cross teaching not only her daughters, but many others, how to swim, and the importance of water safety and CPR in saving lives. In later life, she was a steadfast volunteer for Maryland’s cultural institutions; ushering for The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and co-organizing cast parties for the Baltimore Lyric Opera. Harriett was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution (John Eager Howard Chapter), as was her mother and her mother’s mother before her. As the family genealogist, she spent years researching family history, collecting original photographs, letters and articles, to safeguard these family stories for future generations.”

Harriett Buckingham Clark

April 19, 1941 - April 10, 2026