Cathy Renee Clark

Cathy Renee Clark, 62, of Portsmouth, died Monday, January 28, 2019 at her residence.

She was born September 16, 1956 in Wilmington, Ohio, to the late Norman Speck and Mary Boyd Speck.

Cathy was a graduate of Shawnee State University. She was a registered nurse having retired after 40 years of service to her community.

She is survived by her fiancé, David Simones; two daughters, Shanna Sparks and her husband, Ryan Lawson and Ashleigh Clark and her fiancé, Aaron Bentley; four grandchildren, Kaleigh Bentley, Arianna Campbell, David Campbell and Karleigh Bentley; two brothers, Eric ((Anita) Speck of West Portsmouth and Bryan (Rachel) Speck of West Portsmouth; one sister, Nancy (John) Thompson of West Portsmouth; and seven nieces and nephews, Jason (Becky) Speck, Jerrid Speck, Josie (Chris) Mitchell, Courtney (Joe) Maiden, Amber Gillum, John Thompson and Holden Speck.

A visitation for family and friends will be 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 1, 2019, followed by cremation, at F.C. Daehler Mortuary Company in Portsmouth. There will be no funeral service.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 26 West 44th Street, Suite 609, New York, New York 10036.