From: KyArchives Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2012 6:25 PM To: Ky-Footsteps Subject: Claxon.Berton.1994.Carter.OBIT Berton Claxon November 8, 1994 Carter County KyArchives Obituaries Daily Independent November 10 1994 Berton Claxon, 89, of Grayson died Tuesday at his home. Mr. Claxon was born July 15, 1905, in Greenup County, a son of the late Richard Thomas and Rebecca Smith Claxon. His wife Magline Harlow Claxon died June 21, 1994. He was a retired farmer and a member of the Hopewell Holiness Mission. Surviving are nine daughters, Alberta Williams, Elizabeth Riffe, Tiney Martin, Opal Withrow, Shelby Withrow, Nina Rogers, Anna Skaggs and Kathy Jones all of Grayson and Eula Martin of Greenup, two sons, Ronnie Claxon and Stevie Claxon both of Grayson, eighteen grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and one great great grandchild. He was proceeded in death by three sons, James Richard, Donald Homer and Clyde Berton Claxon. The funeral will be conducted at 1 pm Friday at the Sparks Funeral Home in Grayson by John Dean and Doris Coburn. Burial will be in the Smith Claxon Cemetery on Crane Creek. Friends may call after 5 pm today,after 4 pm on Thursday and after 9 am on Friday at Sparks Funeral Home. Submitted by: Brenda Forrest no1nan@windstream.net This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/