Mary Cloud Hamilton Hollingshead , 83, passed away on February 5, 2023 in Clarksboro, N.J. with her beloved husband of 61 years, Wickliffe Hollingshead, at her side. She was the eldest daughter of the late Mary Cloud Bosworth and William Henry Hamilton of Denver, Colo. Her proudest accomplishment was her family, including her two sons Wickliffe Stewart Hollingshead, II (Janet) and William Keith Hollingshead (Eileen); five grandsons Austin Martin, Hunter Quinton, Nolan Peaslee, Ryan Martin, and Matthew Stewart Hollingshead; four step grandchildren Eric, Alyssa, Brian and Lauren Salera; and sister Adnée de Mobrey Hamilton. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Virginia Bosworth Hamilton Ammons.

Mary Cloud was born and raised in Denver, Colo. and spent summers in Bourbon County, Ky. with her grandparents on their 9-generation family-owned farm. She lived in Norfolk, Va. while Wick served in the Navy before moving to Southern New Jersey.

She graduated from Graland Country Day School, East High School, and Mary Baldwin College where she met her future husband on a blind date. Her Graland teachers instilled in her a deep and lasting curiosity of history, and her biology studies in college stimulated an interest in genetics. This educational foundation led to a life-long fascination of historic preservation and family genealogy. Her roots trace back to some of the Founding Families of America. She loved her rural setting on the first road in America with views that reminded her of Kentucky, and she delighted in learning about the historical significance of the Delaware Valley.

Mary Cloud loved people and parties, and she sparkled at social occasions. She was among the first class of debutants at the Denver Symphony Ball, and she continued to dance miles across the globe with Wick throughout their marriage. She was kind and generous to her many friends, had an adventurous spirit, and enjoyed traveling. She and Wick planned grandparent trips with each grandson to share the wonders of the real West she knew and always loved.

Mary Cloud was active in numerous charitable organizations and was a hard-working committee member. She served as past President of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America in the State of New Jersey, Colonial Daughters of the 17 ^th Century, and President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She also belonged to the Junior League of Philadelphia and Garden Club; National Society Daughters of 1812; Welcome Society of Pennsylvania, Descendants of Founders of New Jersey; Society of Daughters of Holland Dames; Swedish Colonial Society; and Daughters of the American Revolution.

Funeral Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Terranova Funeral Home, 402 White Horse Pike, Haddon Heights. Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m., service at 11:00. Private burial at Harleigh Cemetery, Camden. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to favorite charity in honor of Mary Cloud Hollingshead.