 Clark Howell Woodward died a widower in Arlington, Virginia in 1967, a decade after the death of his wife in a fire.He was buried with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.His collection of papers spanning the years 1915 through 1968, which include correspondence, news clippings, publications, photographs, personal writing, and souvenirs which document his exceptionally long Navy career, are housed in the U.S. National Archives.