JERRY D. CLAIBORNE
Services for Jerry D. Claiborne, 72, Bowling Green, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Stone officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Hopkinsville.
Claiborne, retired football coach at the University of Kentucky, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, September 24, 2000, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., of natural causes.
A native of Hopkinsville, he was born August 26, 1928, the son of the late James Johnson Claiborne, Sr., and Katherine Ursula Trimmer Claiborne.
He was a member and past president of the American Football Association and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Survivors include his wife, Faye H. Claiborne; two sons, David Claiborne, San Francisco, CA., and Jonathan Claiborne, Baltimore, MD.; two daughters, Katie Claiborne Newell, Landenberg, PA., and Eileen Claiborne, Portland, OR.; two brothers, George Edward Claiborne, Owensboro and Keith Trimmer Claiborne, Hopkinsville; three sisters, Jane Warren, Merritt Island, FL., Clarice Massie, Lexington, KY, and Carolyn Eastwood, Lafayette, LA.; four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the donor's charity of choice.
(KY New Era - 9/25/2000)
There are far too many articles written about Coach Claiborne than I can record on his memorial page. Some gave his record as a coach, with comments like the one from former Kentucky quarterback, Freddie Maggard who stated last year at the Hall of Fame ceremony that "He's the best thing that ever happened to me. He cared about us, our families, our religious preference, our faith and our academics. He was more than a coach. He was a father figure for all of us. There are not enough words for me to describe what he means to me."
New Era Sports Editor, Joe Wilson wrote, "He did more than coach football players. He turned them into contributing citizens and showed them that education was much more important than football". He also stated, "Hopkinsville and the state of Kentucky have lost a great athlete, coach and most of all, man".
I guess of all the comments made and the impressive coaching records given, the most touching of them all was when the newspaper article read: "His wife, Faye, stood next to him – Coach Claiborne suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last several years of his life. It was a fact that most of us in the journalism profession knew, but out of respect of the wishes of Faye, did not report".
Kindness is greatly appreciated in all professions, especially the news.
A touching and unforgettable part of any tribute should show "family devotion" and it sounds as though Coach Claiborne certainly had that as well as the admiration of those who knew him as a coach.
Services for Jerry D. Claiborne, 72, Bowling Green, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Stone officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Hopkinsville.
Claiborne, retired football coach at the University of Kentucky, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, September 24, 2000, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., of natural causes.
A native of Hopkinsville, he was born August 26, 1928, the son of the late James Johnson Claiborne, Sr., and Katherine Ursula Trimmer Claiborne.
He was a member and past president of the American Football Association and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Survivors include his wife, Faye H. Claiborne; two sons, David Claiborne, San Francisco, CA., and Jonathan Claiborne, Baltimore, MD.; two daughters, Katie Claiborne Newell, Landenberg, PA., and Eileen Claiborne, Portland, OR.; two brothers, George Edward Claiborne, Owensboro and Keith Trimmer Claiborne, Hopkinsville; three sisters, Jane Warren, Merritt Island, FL., Clarice Massie, Lexington, KY, and Carolyn Eastwood, Lafayette, LA.; four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the donor's charity of choice.
(KY New Era - 9/25/2000)
There are far too many articles written about Coach Claiborne than I can record on his memorial page. Some gave his record as a coach, with comments like the one from former Kentucky quarterback, Freddie Maggard who stated last year at the Hall of Fame ceremony that "He's the best thing that ever happened to me. He cared about us, our families, our religious preference, our faith and our academics. He was more than a coach. He was a father figure for all of us. There are not enough words for me to describe what he means to me."
New Era Sports Editor, Joe Wilson wrote, "He did more than coach football players. He turned them into contributing citizens and showed them that education was much more important than football". He also stated, "Hopkinsville and the state of Kentucky have lost a great athlete, coach and most of all, man".
I guess of all the comments made and the impressive coaching records given, the most touching of them all was when the newspaper article read: "His wife, Faye, stood next to him – Coach Claiborne suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last several years of his life. It was a fact that most of us in the journalism profession knew, but out of respect of the wishes of Faye, did not report".
Kindness is greatly appreciated in all professions, especially the news.
A touching and unforgettable part of any tribute should show "family devotion" and it sounds as though Coach Claiborne certainly had that as well as the admiration of those who knew him as a coach.
JERRY D. CLAIBORNE
Services for Jerry D. Claiborne, 72, Bowling Green, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Stone officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Hopkinsville.
Claiborne, retired football coach at the University of Kentucky, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, September 24, 2000, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., of natural causes.
A native of Hopkinsville, he was born August 26, 1928, the son of the late James Johnson Claiborne, Sr., and Katherine Ursula Trimmer Claiborne.
He was a member and past president of the American Football Association and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Survivors include his wife, Faye H. Claiborne; two sons, David Claiborne, San Francisco, CA., and Jonathan Claiborne, Baltimore, MD.; two daughters, Katie Claiborne Newell, Landenberg, PA., and Eileen Claiborne, Portland, OR.; two brothers, George Edward Claiborne, Owensboro and Keith Trimmer Claiborne, Hopkinsville; three sisters, Jane Warren, Merritt Island, FL., Clarice Massie, Lexington, KY, and Carolyn Eastwood, Lafayette, LA.; four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the donor's charity of choice.
(KY New Era - 9/25/2000)
There are far too many articles written about Coach Claiborne than I can record on his memorial page. Some gave his record as a coach, with comments like the one from former Kentucky quarterback, Freddie Maggard who stated last year at the Hall of Fame ceremony that "He's the best thing that ever happened to me. He cared about us, our families, our religious preference, our faith and our academics. He was more than a coach. He was a father figure for all of us. There are not enough words for me to describe what he means to me."
New Era Sports Editor, Joe Wilson wrote, "He did more than coach football players. He turned them into contributing citizens and showed them that education was much more important than football". He also stated, "Hopkinsville and the state of Kentucky have lost a great athlete, coach and most of all, man".
I guess of all the comments made and the impressive coaching records given, the most touching of them all was when the newspaper article read: "His wife, Faye, stood next to him – Coach Claiborne suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last several years of his life. It was a fact that most of us in the journalism profession knew, but out of respect of the wishes of Faye, did not report".
Kindness is greatly appreciated in all professions, especially the news.
A touching and unforgettable part of any tribute should show "family devotion" and it sounds as though Coach Claiborne certainly had that as well as the admiration of those who knew him as a coach.
Services for Jerry D. Claiborne, 72, Bowling Green, will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Stone officiating.
Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hughart and Beard Funeral Home, Hopkinsville.
Claiborne, retired football coach at the University of Kentucky, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, September 24, 2000, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn., of natural causes.
A native of Hopkinsville, he was born August 26, 1928, the son of the late James Johnson Claiborne, Sr., and Katherine Ursula Trimmer Claiborne.
He was a member and past president of the American Football Association and was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Survivors include his wife, Faye H. Claiborne; two sons, David Claiborne, San Francisco, CA., and Jonathan Claiborne, Baltimore, MD.; two daughters, Katie Claiborne Newell, Landenberg, PA., and Eileen Claiborne, Portland, OR.; two brothers, George Edward Claiborne, Owensboro and Keith Trimmer Claiborne, Hopkinsville; three sisters, Jane Warren, Merritt Island, FL., Clarice Massie, Lexington, KY, and Carolyn Eastwood, Lafayette, LA.; four grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the donor's charity of choice.
(KY New Era - 9/25/2000)
There are far too many articles written about Coach Claiborne than I can record on his memorial page. Some gave his record as a coach, with comments like the one from former Kentucky quarterback, Freddie Maggard who stated last year at the Hall of Fame ceremony that "He's the best thing that ever happened to me. He cared about us, our families, our religious preference, our faith and our academics. He was more than a coach. He was a father figure for all of us. There are not enough words for me to describe what he means to me."
New Era Sports Editor, Joe Wilson wrote, "He did more than coach football players. He turned them into contributing citizens and showed them that education was much more important than football". He also stated, "Hopkinsville and the state of Kentucky have lost a great athlete, coach and most of all, man".
I guess of all the comments made and the impressive coaching records given, the most touching of them all was when the newspaper article read: "His wife, Faye, stood next to him – Coach Claiborne suffered from Alzheimer's disease for the last several years of his life. It was a fact that most of us in the journalism profession knew, but out of respect of the wishes of Faye, did not report".
Kindness is greatly appreciated in all professions, especially the news.
A touching and unforgettable part of any tribute should show "family devotion" and it sounds as though Coach Claiborne certainly had that as well as the admiration of those who knew him as a coach.
Family Members
Siblings
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Melissa Elizabeth Claiborne
1913–1988
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Muriel Mae Claiborne
1914–1915
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Wilma Claiborne Garnett
1917–1998
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Clarice "Granny" Claiborne Massie
1921–2003
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MSGT (Ret) James Johnson Claiborne Jr
1922–1997
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Carolyn Ann Claiborne Eastwood
1924–2003
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2LT George Edward Claiborne
1926–2003
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Keith Trimmer Claiborne
1932–2019
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