Charles Preston Claypool, Jr., 79, of Flemingsburg, passed away Sunday morning at St. Joseph Hospital in Lexington, KY.

He was born July 10, 1931 in Goddard to the late Charles Preston and Dora Helphenstine Claypool. He was a retired superintendent for Codell Construction Company of Winchester, KY. He was a veteran of the US Army serving in the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents, 3 sisters Helen Franks, Maxine Fox, and Mabel Rabe, and a brother Marvin Claypool.

Survivors include he wife of 59 years Jewell Maxey Claypool

Daughters: Rhonda (Garrell) Coffey of Flemingsburg, and Pamela (Jon) Barker of Clarksville, TN

Granddaughters: Gara Coffey of Atlanta, GA., Kerry Kilcoyne of Murfreesboro, TN

3 Great Grandchildren

Sisters Gail (Frank) Hinton of Flemingsburg, and Betty Towriss of St. Petersburg, FL

Several Nieces and Nephews.

Funeral services will be at 2 PM Friday May 27, 2011 at Boone - Nickell Funeral Home with Bro. Richard Short and Rev Lynn Beach officiating. Internment will follow in Goddard Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 - 8 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Military rites will be preformed by the W.N. Fant American Legion Post #5 and Franklin Sousley VFW Post 1834.

Friends may sign the guestbook at www.boonenickellfunrealhome.com