Charlene Clark Core

Charlene Clark Core, (60), passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at her home. Charlene was wife of Michael Core. They shared 33 years of marriage together.

She is survived by her spouse Michael Core, her sister Laura Clark Leonard (Rick), her niece Brittany Bean (Neal) and her great nephew Landon Brown, Her brother Clifford Ray Clark Jr and her nephews Caleb, Cameron, Carson, Calvin, and Carter Clark. She was preceded by her mother and father Lorraine Conley Clark and Clifford Ray Clark Sr.

Charlene was a schoolteacher for 24 years. She studied abroad in Ecuador, Spain and Mexico and loved being an English as a Second Language and Spanish teacher.

She was passionate about life, family, music, animals, culture, and travel. She was a cheerleader from elementary school to high school and continued to be a born leader. She was an inspiration to all and wonderful friend.

A visitation will be held at Davidson Funeral Home in Lexington, NC on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at 11:00 am.

Her niece Brittany has written a letter to share what an amazing light Charlene brought to her life and everyone else’s she encountered along the way:

My Beautiful TT Cha,

There is not one moment or memory I have without you in it where I have felt nothing but loved, cared for, supported, and always laughter till I cried.  You are nothing short of brave, determined, intelligent, strong willed, and courageous. I will forever look up to you and continue to blossom all the beautiful things about you within myself. How did I get so lucky to have an auntie/second mother to put all the final touches on my heart and soul? You and I have a unique bond that is unbreakable, and I feel so privileged to have that with you. When times are tough you always have the perfect words I need to hear to pick myself right back up again. You are the most incredible person I am forever grateful to call my family. Life throws so many obstacles our way that we never quite understand but there’s still lots of beauty hidden within that we cannot always see. Growing up from a line of women that help others and willing to fix everything sometimes cannot grasp certain hurdles we are put through in life without questioning them. We definitely try to embrace those hurdles as best we can though and that’s why we are meant to have each other to lean on. I am so proud of you Charlene and all of your accomplishments with every fiber of my being. You are a true fighter and will always be my hero. Your love for travel, culture, animals and music always makes me so happy to think about and runs deep in my veins because of you. You make so many people feel so much joy to be around and it’s truly a blessing to experience times like this with you. I love you to the moon and back my darling TT ❤️