Mary Jane (Clark) Butcher

October 27, 1934 - January 30, 2018

Mary Jane (Clark) Butcher, 83, of Point Marion, Pa., passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2018, at her home, following a lengthy illness. Born Oct. 27, 1934 in Dilliner, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Agnes (Lipscomb) Clark. She was a 1953 graduate of Point Marion High School, and a graduate of the Cleveland (Ohio) Beauty Academy. She was a beautician at an upscale beauty salon in Cleveland, before moving back home to Point Marion, where she owned and operated Mary Jane’s Beauty Shop on Railroad Street. Mary Jane faithfully took care of her many customers week after week for years, until her health forced her retirement in 2013. While in Cleveland, she and her husband, John, owned a neighborhood tavern called “The Orange Tree”. Upon their return to Point Marion in 1973, together they bought the White House Inn, a popular night club, located several miles south of Point Marion on Route 119. She was also the co-owner of numerous rental properties in Point Marion, which are now being managed by her son. Mary Jane was a member of the Point Marion Chamber of Commerce, and was an active committee member of the Albert Gallatin Regatta for many years. At the inception of the Regatta, and for more than 20 years after, she was the co-chairman of the Opening Ceremonies and the Albert Gallatin Beauty Pageant. She always made sure thing ran smoothly, and added a touch of class to the festival that continues to be held every Memorial Day weekend in Point Marion. Surviving is one son John M. “Squawker” Butcher and his wife Monica; a granddaughter, Celine, all of Point Marion; a grandson, John Mark Butcher of Maryland; two brothers, Clarence “Jack” Clark of Point Marion and Bill Clark and wife Arnella and their family of Ohio; three sisters-in-law, Ellen Butcher Marinsek and Katherine Butcher Wyda, both of Point Marion, and Margee Butcher McMorrow and husband Damon of Orrville, Ohio; and a number of nieces and nephews. Her husband of 60 years, John Butcher, passed away on April 2, 2014. Also deceased are two brothers, Gene Clark and Robert “Bob” Clark, and his son Monty Clark, and an aunt, Opal Lipscomb Porter. Friends will be received in the Richard R. Herod Funeral Home, Point Marion, on Thursday 4 - 8 PM, and Friday from 10 until the 11:00 AM hour of service. Interment follows in Evergreen Memorial Park, Point Marion.