Lorene Thomas Clarke

CLARKE, Lorene Thomas, 84, a resident of Summit Square Retirement Community in Waynesboro, died Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Augusta Medical Center. She was born November 22, 1924, in Lawrenceville, Virginia, a daughter of the late Otis Alexander and Ruth Short Alexander. Mrs Clarke was a retired Waynesboro Public School teacher, having taught at Westwood Hills Elementary School. She was a past member of the Waynesboro Women's Club. She was an active member of Main Street United Methodist Church, where she was a member of the Dorcas Circle. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert R. Clarke, on November 6, 2002; also 11 brothers and sisters. Survivors include two daughters, Brenda C. Fletcher of Knoxville,Tenn., and Pamela C. Harris of Waynesboro; brothers, Ran Thomas, Donald Thomas, and Marvin Thomas; one sister, Mattie Bagby; four grandchildren, Eric Fletcher and Allison Fletcher, both of Waynesboro, Adam Fletcher and Emily Fletcher Travis, both of Knoxville,Tenn.; and two great-grandsons, Kholby and Tyler. A memorial service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday, March 9, 2009, at the Main Street United Methodist Church, by Dr. Todd Schlechty. Burial will be at 1 p.m. prior to the memorial service at Augusta Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert E. Harris, Steve Thomas, Ronnie Thomas, Sammy Thomas, Mike Hedgepeth, Lou Trott and Frank Fletcher. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Sunday, March 8, 2009, at McDow Funeral Home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Fellowship Fund at Summit Square, 501 Oak Ave., Waynesboro, Va. 22980. McDow Funeral Home is handling arrangements where the obituary may be viewed, and the quest registry is available at www.mcdowfuneralhomeinc.com
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.