Obituaries
Claude Junior Huffman, 88, of Longview, Washington died on Sunday,
May 9, 2010 in Longview, WA.
Born February 24, 1923 in Lyons, KS, he was the son of Claude I.
Huffman and Florence M. Huffman.
He was a resident of Pittsburg for 20 years, a graduate of Pittsburg
Senior High School, and attended Kansas State Teacher's College in
Pittsburg.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps November 26, 1942. He
served as a marine raider in the S. Pacific in WWII, and was awarded two
Purple Heart medals for injury in combat.
He worked as a security officer for several companies and hospitals in
Washington and Indiana until his retirement in 1994.
Survivors include two brothers, David C. Huffman, of Everett, WA, and
Donald M. Huffman of Pella, IA; a sister, Lillian F. Truman of Irvine, CA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Theodore C.
Huffman, and Eldon W. Huffman, a sister Virginia Lee Scott.
Graveside services will be 10 am, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Highland
Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS. Local arrangements by Bath-Naylor
Funeral Home, Pittsburg, KS.
May 9, 2010 in Longview, WA.
Born February 24, 1923 in Lyons, KS, he was the son of Claude I.
Huffman and Florence M. Huffman.
He was a resident of Pittsburg for 20 years, a graduate of Pittsburg
Senior High School, and attended Kansas State Teacher's College in
Pittsburg.
He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps November 26, 1942. He
served as a marine raider in the S. Pacific in WWII, and was awarded two
Purple Heart medals for injury in combat.
He worked as a security officer for several companies and hospitals in
Washington and Indiana until his retirement in 1994.
Survivors include two brothers, David C. Huffman, of Everett, WA, and
Donald M. Huffman of Pella, IA; a sister, Lillian F. Truman of Irvine, CA.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Theodore C.
Huffman, and Eldon W. Huffman, a sister Virginia Lee Scott.
Graveside services will be 10 am, Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at the Highland
Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS. Local arrangements by Bath-Naylor
Funeral Home, Pittsburg, KS.
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