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Mary Jo Scarborough, Teacher, Church Music Director, Pageant Director, Morning Joe's Mother, 86
The mother of New Canaan resident, former Florida congressman and MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-host Joe Scarborough, Mary Joanna Clark Scarborough, died on Saturday, March 2, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida.
Mary Jo Scarborough was born June 22, 1932 to William and Jewel Clark in Dalton, Georgia, during the depths of the Great Depression. She moved with her family to Rome, GA in fifth grade where she attended Rome public schools and the Maple Street Baptist Church.
After graduating from Rome High School, Mary Jo studied music at Shorter College and then received her Master’s in Music from t…
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