Joan Martha (Amstutz) Clark

Joan Martha Amstutz Clark, 91, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Joan will be available for viewing from 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Friday, December 29, 2023 at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. The family will be at the funeral home to receive friends from 3:00 – 7:00 PM on that day. There will be no other services.

Joan was born December 16, 1932 in Artesia, New Mexico to Walter and Ruby Amstutz. She dedicated her life to caring for her family. She was fiercely devoted to her children. Joan had a passion for flowers and gardening, as well as being a very talented seamstress and an amazing cook. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She loved her cats and her dog, and enjoyed babysitting and sewing for her grand-puppies as well.  Joan valued caring for her home and the people in it. She was the glue that held the family together. She impacted her children’s lives so profoundly, instilling in them her strength and resilience. Her children feel blessed to have had so many years with her, and they are thankful that she now rests in the arms of her Lord and Savior.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; a grandson, Gary Brown, and a son-in-law, Craig Wright; and a sister, Sylvia Wong.

Survivors include three daughters, Melissa Kingsbury (Steven) of Indianapolis, IN, Suzie Wright, and Jean Anderson (John) all of Amarillo; a son, John Clark (Terri) of Spring, TX; a brother, James Amstutz of Arkansas; a sister, Margaret Cameron of Spokane, WA; six grandchildren, Stephen Wieland, Michael Wieland, Emily Combs, Aaron Clark, Laura Funk (Aaron), and Cody Brown; five great-grandchildren, Steve Wieland, Jr., Annabell Brown, Landon Funk, Olivia Funk, and Savannah Funk; and two great-great grandchildren, Lana Wieland and Mayleeona Moreno.

The family suggests memorials may be made to the Amarillo Botanical Gardens.