Claude Anthony was born July 17, 1917, in Waurika, Oklahoma, to J.W. and Nettie Florence Mabry Anthony. Claude passed from this life Sunday, December 2, 2007, at the Waurika Nursing Home at the age of ninety. He graduated from Claypool School in 1938. He was a truck driver for many years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Waurika, Oklahoma. He and Addie Burnam were married June 2, 1958, in Waurika. She preceded him in death May 4, 1994.

Survivors include: his son Billy Anthony and his wife Vivee of Pineville, LA; two sisters-in-law - Beaulah Anthony and Ethel Anthony; two grandchildren - Casse and Ian; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services for Mr. Anthony will be at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 5, 2007, at the First Baptist Church in Waurika, with Guy Mora officiating. Burial will be in the Waurika Cemetery under the direction of Dudley Funeral Home of Waurika.