Kathleen Lewis Clark, age 78 of New Hope, passed away Monday, May 13, 2019 at Flaget Memorial Hospital in Bardstown. She was born January 31, 1941 in Nelson County to the late Everett and Nora Belle Mattingly Lewis. She formerly managed the retreat house cafeteria at the Abbey of Gethsemani. She profoundly loved God. She taught Sunday school at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic church. She enjoyed her bunco ladies group and her swimming group.

She was preceded in death by three sons, Frankie, Daniel and Jerry Clark; one sister, Emma Jean Summitt; three brothers, William, Andrew and Jake Lewis.

Survivors include her husband of 60 years, John Francis "Jack" Clark; one daughter, Sabrina Ann Douglas (Ralph) of New Haven; two sons; Timothy "Bear" Clark (Angie) of New Haven and Ernie Clark (Tracy) of Boston; two daughters-in-law, Toni Coomes-Clark of New Haven and Ginny Clark of Greenbriar; 13 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Ann Hayden and Carolyn Gilpin (Pete) all of Bardstown and Dottie Hood (Samson) of Cox's Creek; two brothers, Bobby Lewis (Josephine) of Fairfield and Johnny Lewis (Georgina) of Bardstown.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 AM Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 104 Church Street, New Hope. Rev. Ken Fortener will preside. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation is 3-8 PM Wednesday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, with a prayer service at 7 PM by Deacon Jim Cecil.

Pallbearers are grandsons, Michael Coomes, Zachary Coomes, Matthew Douglas, Brent Downs, Shawn Clark, Devin Clark and Lucas Bradshaw. Honorary Pallbearers are granddaughters, Jacklyn Coomes, Brandy Douglas, Sarah Beth Lampkin, Kayla Simms, Jasmine Clark and Bobbi Nannery.