Ellen Conner. Claude went home to be with his Lord on April 2, 2020. Claude graduated from Downey
High School in 1955, and retired from the City of Modesto after working for decades at the Waste
Water Treatment Plant. He was a beloved deacon, member and teacher of Calvary Baptist Church of
Modesto since 2012 and past deacon, trustee and teacher for the First Baptist Church of Hughson for
43 years. Claude was a resident of Hughson Ca. for the past 51 years. He was a loved husband,
father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and uncle. He is preceded in death by his parents,
sisters, Mary Francis and Melba Louise and two sons, Bret and Brian. He is survived by his wife of 62
years, Shirley, his son Bart, daughter-in-laws, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and sister Bessie
Ann Stevens of Fresno. Claude showed his Christian faith by the way he lived his life, raised his family
and treated others. He will be laid to rest at Lakewood Memorial Park. He will be missed by all that
knew him.