*Claude Mable French
1904 - 1970 (65 years)
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Name *Claude Mable French [1] Birth 1 Aug 1904 Twin; Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana 
Gender Male Burial Apr 1970 Millers Cemetery, Middletown, Henry County, Indiana Death 24 Apr 1970 65 Years Old; Anderson, Madison County, Indiana Person ID I158379 My Genealogy Last Modified 17 Nov 2020
Father Elmer Edgar French, b. 6 Apr 1876, Portland Arch, Fountain County, Indiana d. 9 Jun 1971, 95 Years Old; Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana (Age 95 years) Mother Mabel Martha Claire Reynolds, b. 28 May 1881, Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana d. 10 Aug 1904, 23 Years Old; Ladoga, Montgomery County, Indiana (Age 23 years) Marriage 10 Sep 1899 1st Marriage; Brown's Valley Christian Church;Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana; Rev. W.H. Brown Officiating Family ID F60378 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Opal Beulah Douglass, b. 8 Sep 1906, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana d. 2 Apr 1996, Anderson, Madison County, Indiana (Age 89 years) Marriage 24 Nov 1923 Montgomery County, Indiana, USA Children 1. *Margaret Lynn French, b. 17 Mar 1924, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana d. 16 Jan 2006, 82 Years Old; Anderson, Madison County, Indiana (Age 81 years)Family ID F62706 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jan 2013
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Notes - Claude was raised by his grandparents, the Reynolds, along with histwin brother Clyde after his mother's death. His mother gave the boysto her parents right before she died. He wasn't a very talkative man. (Per Amy Hough Terry; great-granddaughter, 07 April 2005)
"A TRIBUTE
Published in the pages of
THE ANDERSON DAILY BULLETIN
ANDERSON, INDIANA
APR 25 1970
MEMORIAL OBITUARY
Entered Into Eternal Rest Friday, April 24, 1970
CLAUDE M. FRENCH
CHESTERFIELD - Claude M. French, 65, 125 N. Water St., died Fridayevening while a patient at Community Hospital in Anderson. Mr. Frenchwas a retired employee of the Miller Trucking Company in Gas City in1965 and the Brown Valley Christian Church. He was also an honorarymember of Local 135 Teamster and Chauffer Union. Surviving with thewidow Opal and father, Elmer French of Ladoga, are six daughters,Margaret Rambo and Mabel Bronnenberg of Anderson, Madonna Barkdull ofEscondido, Calif., Cherrie Dowell of Hanover, Ohio, Barbara Mitchellof Middletown and Carol Cade of Chesterfield; three sons, Lewis Frenchof Canton, Ohio, Randy French of Anderson, and Claude D. French, athome; three brothers, Earl French of Ladoga and a twin brother ClydeFrench of Oakwood, Ill., 23 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at the Ballard andShirey Funeral Home in Daleville with the Rev. Leroy Hines,officiating. Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in the MillerCemetery. The family will receive friends after 2 p.m. today at themortuary. Born: August 01, 1904 Died: April 24, 1970." [Transcribed26 Mar 2005, SLJuhl]
- Claude was raised by his grandparents, the Reynolds, along with histwin brother Clyde after his mother's death. His mother gave the boysto her parents right before she died. He wasn't a very talkative man. (Per Amy Hough Terry; great-granddaughter, 07 April 2005)
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Sources - [S90] Obituary Of Claude M. French, Friday, April 24, 1970 (Reliability: 3).
- [S90] Obituary Of Claude M. French, Friday, April 24, 1970 (Reliability: 3).