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Claude English
Claude English died on July 7th at Kings Mountain Hospice House.  He was born April 22, 1923 in Rabun County, Georgia.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. James and Carrie Holcomb English.

He graduated from Lakemont High School; soon thereafter, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps, working on the Blue Ridge Parkway.  In 1942, he joined the U.S. Army and served in the Asia theatre in Burma in the 310th Signal Service Battalion, US Army Signal Corps.  Upon his discharge from service, he returned to his beloved Rabun County mountains.  He began employment with AT&T/Southern Bell, where he retired in 1982 after serving 33 years.  He was a former member of Fairview Baptist Church in Gaffney, SC.  Following retirement, he devoted his time to farming and grandfathering.

Mr. English married his beloved wife, Martha, in 1946.  Mrs. English was a devoted wife of 62 years and preceded her husband in death in 2008.   In the course of his life’s journey, Mr. English lived in Winston-Salem and Forest City, North Carolina; Gainesville and Clarksville, Georgia; and Pickens and Gaffney, South Carolina.

 

In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by two sons, Claude Derrick English, Jr. and Richard Bryan English.  He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Oscar English, Carlton English, Mart English and one sister, Eva English Crawford Brown.

He is survived by his daughter, Marjorie English Auten and her husband, John, of Shelby.   Mr. English has four grandchildren:  Kevin English and wife, Carla, of Lake Lure, NC, Josh English and wife, Heather, of Hendersonville, Robert N. Auten of Hickory, and Kathryn Auten Stokes and husband, Brian, of Greensboro, NC.  He is also survived by three great-grandchildren: Kelley English, Matt English, Rayne English.

He is survived by one brother, Bert English and wife Phyllis, of Locust Grove, Georgia.

Mr. English had a love of nature, gardening, square dancing, gospel music and basketball.   He participated as a member of the National Championship Basketball Team of the Senior Games held in Louisiana in 1993.

A graveside service will be held Saturday  July 9th at Cleveland Memorial Park at 1:00 p.m. with full military honors.  Mr. Pete Gilbert will officiate.  The family will receive friends following the graveside service.

In lieu of flowers, the family would request that memorials be made in Mr. English’s memory to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Finding a Cure for Parkinsons or the donor’s charity of choice.

Cleveland Funeral Services is serving the family.

 


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