Claude Edgar DeBord's Obituary
SERVICES – 2:00 PM Wednesday, February 17, 2016 in the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon with Rev. Larry Capranica and Ray DeBord, officiating.
INTERMENT – Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon.
ARRANGEMENTS - Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5:00-6:00 PM at the funeral home.
Claude was born August 22, 1938 in Clarendon to Burk and Mary Belle Lilly DeBord. He had been a graduate of Clarendon High School and later graduated with a Bachelors Degree in Animal Science in 1969 from West Texas State University. He also attended North Texas University. He was a US Marines veteran. He had worked at Walco, feedlots, farmed at his family’s home place in Ashtola, and built Centek buildings. He was a talented artist and craftsman. He had an infectious laugh, loved people, and was a wonderful giving man. He loved his Church and was a charter member of the Community Fellowship Church. He married JoAnn Wood on January 13, 2001 in Clarendon.
PRECEDED IN DEATH BY – his parents.
SURVIVORS – his wife, JoAnn of Clarendon; a son, Scott DeBord of Amarillo; 2 daughters, Dawn Dowdell of Maryland and Terri Jennings of Tyler; a stepson, Todd Bailey of Amarillo; a sister, Linda Jewett of Panhandle; 5 grandchildren; and 2 great grandchildren.
MEMORIALS- The family request memorials be sent to the Community Fellowship Church in Clarendon.
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