George Edward Claiborne

George Edward Claiborne, 77, of 1813 Fawn Drive, died Friday, November 7, 2003 at his home. He was born in Hopkinsville, KY, a son of the late James Johnson Claiborne and Katherine Trimmer Claiborne. A member of First Baptist Church, Mr. Claiborne retired from the Daviess County school system. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and received a discharge from the U.S. Air Force in 1957 with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. He was the first football coach at Daviess County High School, coaching from 1954 to 1964, during which time he was also the track coach. In 1990, the football field at Daviess County Middle School was named in his honor.

His wife of 42 years, Jean Jewell Claiborne; two sons, George Edward Claiborne Jr. of Louisville and Brent Smith Claiborne of Lexington; a granddaughter, Katherine Logan Claiborne of Louisville; a brother, Keith Claiborne of Hopkinsville; and two sisters, Jane Warren of Orlando, FL and Carolyn Eastwood of Lafayette, La., survive him.

Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Glenn Funeral Home, where visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Saturday and after noon Sunday. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery.

Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Hospice and Palliative Care of the Ohio Valley or First Baptist Church.

Online expressions of sympathy may be placed at www.glennfuneralhome.com.