Claude Thomas Landfair

loved the Lord and was ready to go home after 96 years. He was born May 26, 1915 in

Forest, MS. Visitation will be Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., and services,

officiated by Dr. Jeff Parker, at 11:00 a.m. at Wright & Ferguson Funeral Home in

Jackson. Burial will follow at Lakewood Memorial Park on Clinton Blvd.

Mr. Landfair joined the Air Force Dec. 11, 1939, and served his country in World War II.

He was honorably discharged on May 5, 1971. He also worked for the U.S. Postal

Service for 20 plus years and retired in 1982. After retiring Mr. Landfair especially loved

to garden. He had the most beautiful daylilies and irises and seemed to have a

particularly green thumb for African violets. He could also cook the best spaghetti sauce

and bake a wonderful red velvet cake.

Mr. Landfair is preceded in death by his wife, Maria A. Landfair who for 47 plus years was the love of his life. They were members at Creston Hills Baptist Church for some time, and later at Southside Baptist Church around 1996 and remained members there until their deaths.

Mr. Landfair is also preceded in death by his parents, George Edward and Frances Marie

(Birdie) Landfair, his daughter, Claudette, one brother, George Landfair, two sisters,

Christine Moore and Kathleen Baxter.

Mr. Landfair is survived by one sister, Mrs. Ruby Grantham of Madison, nephew, Tom

Grantham of Madison and 2 grandchildren, Tammy and Tommy Com of Georgia. He is

also survived by his "adopted" family, Jeff, Kristy, Will and Sarah Lovorn, whose honor

and privilege it has been to be a part of his and his wife's life and help care for them for

the past 16 years. They called Will and Sarah their grandchildren and thought of them as

such.

Special thanks to the nurses, CNAs, caregivers, volunteers and staff of Willow Creek

Nursing Home in Byram which has been his home for the past 5 1/2 years. Thank you so

much for taking such good care of him.

In lieu of flowers, please give any donations in his memory to Southside Baptist Church,

800 Raymond Rd, Jackson, MS 39204. He loved his church family