Claude is survived by his wife Kathryn Marston McWhorter, his sisters Gail Vandiver and Diane Cragg, and his children Lynn Smith (Albert), Lou Maddox (Jim), Lane Fletcher (Rick) and Claude McWhorter, Jr.
He was blessed with 6 grandchildren, Stephanie Wallace Saxon (Jon), Ashley Wallace Jasman, Katie Fletcher Kingery (Ross), Paige Fletcher Price (Erin), Adam Smith, and Christina Smith Camp (Nathan); also 7 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Mr. McWhorter served in the US Navy as Seaman First Class at Pearl Harbor during World War II.
Family will receive friends on Thursday, January 9, 2020 from 1:00-2:00 pm, followed by the service at 2:00 pm, with burial at Alabama National Cemetery. Rockco Funeral Home, Montevallo, Al, directing.
