Obituaries

Anne Fraser Martin Clarke passed away at home peacefully on April 17, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, surrounded by family. She was 79 years old.

Born on May 28, 1945, in St. Louis, Anne was a lifelong learner, a devoted mother, and a curious spirit with an eye for the quirky and unusual. She graduated from Hutchison School in Memphis, Tennessee, and went on to attend Rhodes College, the University of Texas at Austin earning a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, and the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where she earned a Bachelor of Architecture.

Anne worked for many years as an architect with the State of Tennessee’s Department of Facilities and Administration, where she brought both skill and heart to her profession. Beyond her work, Anne was deeply involved in civic and community efforts. She passionately supported causes she believed in through her involvement with the League of Women Voters, BURNT, the Christian Science Reading Room, and the Joint Correctional Committee, among others.

She was endlessly curious, loved to laugh, and had a knack for finding the most interesting (and often oddest) person in the room to befriend. Anne adored spending time with her siblings Laurie (John Elliott) and Alex Fraser (Peter Maloney), and treasured visits to her children and grandchildren across the country. For the past two years, she found deep joy living in St. Louis with her daughter Hannah and the Brantingham family.

Anne is survived by her four beloved children: Greer (Jeff Parrish) of Tucson, Arizona, Minette (Ryan Mahoney) of Basalt, Colorado, Hannah (Travis Brantingham) of St. Louis, Missouri and Ingle (Jennifer) of Brentwood, Tennessee. She was a proud grandmother to Bowen, Kiley, Bretton, Everett, Nate, Bridgton, Wright, Theo, Williams, and Brooks.

Anne is also survived by her ex-husband, Harry Martin and mother-in-law, Walden Martin, whom she considered a mother to her after her own mother passed.

Anne is preceded in death by her father, William Nicoll Fraser, her mother, Minette Adams Fraser and her sister, Jeanne Fraser Chancellor.

Her children will forever remember the Saturday morning ritual of talking on the kitchen wall phone in her pink bathrobe for hours to her closest friend, Eleanor Bowman of New Orleans, LA.

A celebration of Anne’s life will be held in Nashville, Tennessee, over Memorial Day weekend.

She leaves behind a legacy of devotion to her faith, Christian Science and the healing power of the Christ; humor, and a determined spirit—and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her.

In lieu of flowers, please consider sending donations to BJC Hospice in St. Louis, MO, Camps Newfound/Owatonna of Harrison, ME and League of Women Voters.