WISE, Marguerite (Buddy)

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 02/20/2015 Marguerite “Buddy” Wise, 93, died peacefully Feb. 13, 2015. A native Arizonan and the second daughter of Charlie and Belle Clark, she grew up on the Mesa Redondo homestead ranch near Concho and then in Pinetop where her father, Charlie Clark, established the Charlie Clark’s Steakhouse. She was graduated from Holbrook High School and Arizona State Teachers College. She served in the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. She lived most of her life in Pinetop where she was proprietor of Elaine’s Dress Shop for 46 years, working with her husband, Tom, who was proprietor of Crosby’s Men’s Shop. She was predeceased by her husband. She is survived by her son, Charles, daughter-in-law, several nieces and nephews and many dear friends. A gift in her memory could be made to White Mountain Meals on Wheels, 301 E. McNeil, Show Low, AZ 85901, or The Love Kitchen, 1715 S. Penrod Way, Pinetop-Lakeside AZ 85929.