Funeral service for Charles Lester Clark, age 87, of Taft, TN, will be held at 1 PM on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at Higgins Funeral Home with Bro. Roger Berry officiating. Burial will follow in Higgins Cedar Hills Memorial Gardens. Visitation with the family will be from 11 AM until the time of service at 1 PM on Wednesday at Higgins.
Charles was born on November 20, 1936, in Lincoln County, TN to the late Ruben Lester Clark and Hazel Wynn O’Neal Clark. Mr. Clark was a 1954 graduate of Boonshill High School and a member of the New Grove Baptist Church. Charles was a skilled cabinet maker, owning and operating Clark Cabinet Shop. For fun, Mr. Clark was an avid bowler. He was the 1969 Alabama Bowling Scratch Champion and was inducted into the Alabama State Bowling Hall of Fame. Charles passed away on December 30, 2023, at Donalson Care Center in Fayetteville, TN.
Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Peggy Neece Clark; daughter, Shirley Turpen and her husband Don of Fayetteville; grandson, Tim Turpen and his wife Heather of West Palm Beach, FL; great-granddaughter, Lena Turpen; nephew and friend, Mike O’Neal and his wife Bonnie; and several additional nieces, nephews, family members and friends.
Higgins Funeral Home is honored to be serving the family of Charles Lester Clark.
