Richard Vernon Claytor

Richard Vernon Claytor

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1918 – 2000

Richard Claytor Obituary

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Richard Vernon Claytor, 82, a resident since 1990 of Calhoun, Georgia, a Railroad Station Agent for the Illinois Central Railroad until his retirement in 1990, died at his residence on Monday, August 7, 2000, following an extended illness. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 8, 2000, after 5 p.m., at Thomas Funeral Home, 535 Red Bud Road, Calhoun. Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, August 9, at 11 a.m., officiated by the Rev. Phil McPhearson. Interment will follow at Chandler Cemetery.

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Thomas Funeral Home - Calhoun

535 Red Bud Road, N.E., Calhoun, GA 30701

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SEAN TUCKER

August 21, 2000

I AM THE YOUNGEST OF THE GRANDCHILDREN OF THE LATE RICHARD CLAYTOR, AND I WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH.

HE WAS LOVED, AND IS STILL LOVED BY ALL WHO HAVE EVER KNOWN HIM. HE WAS A GREAT MAN AND WILL BE
REMEMBERED ALWAYS AS SO.

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