MITCHELL — Claude V. Earl, 83, passed away at 1:07 a.m. Thursday, September 18, 2014, at his residence.
Born October 19, 1930, in Lawrence County, he was the son of Arthur T. and May Bell (Simmons) Earl. He married Joan (Lee) Bell March 13, 1953.
He was a farmer and school bus driver for 44 ½ years for Mitchell Community Schools. Claude was a 1949 graduate of Tunnelton High School and a member of Smedley Church of Christ. He was a U. S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War and a member of American Legion Post No. 250.
Surviving: wife, Joan Earl, Mitchell
children, David Martin Earl, Mitchell
Douglas (Jana) Earl, Mitchell
Lea Angela “Angie” (Adrian) Slaughter, Mitchell
grandchildren, Mikel (Kim) Earl
Jason (Lesley) Slaughter
Jamie (A.J.) Johnson
Jodie (Kyle) Endris
Lindsay (Nick) Doub
Tyler (Candie) Earl
Evan (Nikki) Earl
10 great grandchildren
sisters, Mary Evelyn Lee, Jasper
Ruth Ellen Johnson, Mooresville
His parents preceded him in death.
Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, September 21, in the Memorial Chapel of Chastain Funeral Home & Cremation Center with Brother Mike Davis officiating. Burial will be in Talbott Cemetery with military honors accorded by American Legion Post No. 250 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 9107.
Friends may call from 2:00-6:00 p.m. Saturday, and from 12:30 p.m. until the service on Sunday at the funeral home.
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