Clarke is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery after her death.
Following her death on June 10, 2011, Mary E. Clarke was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in Bexar County, Texas. Sources note the burial but do not provide a separately verified burial date, so the date is aligned here with the documented death date for reporting purposes.
Burial in a national cemetery is a fitting tribute to an officer whose life was devoted to Army service. Clarke’s interment placed her among the nation’s military dead and ensured that her memory would remain linked to the Army institutions she helped transform. For women’s history, the burial also symbolizes the recognition of a pioneer whose career had helped expand the meaning of military service for women at the highest levels.
Her grave site is part of the commemorative landscape through which the Army remembers notable figures. In Clarke’s case, burial at Fort Sam Houston underscores both personal honor and institutional acknowledgment. It reflects the respect accorded to an officer whose service spanned wartime enlistment, Cold War leadership, and groundbreaking command. Even in death, Clarke remained connected to the military community she served for more than three decades, and her resting place continues to anchor her legacy in the geography of American military remembrance.