Claude McPherson

Hendersonville, NC - - Claude Alie Alexander McPherson, Sr., age 86, of Hendersonville, NC passed away October 14, 2024. Claude was born in Gaffney, SC on April 6, 1938 in Gaffney, SC to the late Daniel Hall McPherson, Sr. and Marion Blanton McPherson.

He graduated from Gaffney High School and Spartanburg Methodist College and served in the US Marine Corp during the Vietnam conflict. He retired from the General Electric Company. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle.

Claude was preceded in death by the love of his life, Neomia Parker McPherson; son,

Robert Edward McPherson; brothers Edmund Blanton (Lib) and Hall McPherson (Catherine); sister Mary Hodge (Don); and brother-in-law Marvin Burley. He is survived by two sons, Claude Alex McPherson, Jr. of Asheville, NC and Jack Dean McPherson of Wilmington, NC; granddaughters: Megan, Morgan, and Catherine McPherson, sister Sallie Ann McPherson Burley of Wilson, NC, and numerous nieces and nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 3:30 pm on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery in Gaffney, SC with Rev. Steven Owensby officiating. The family will receive family and friends following the service. Arrangements are being made by Burke Mortuary in Newton, NC and Blakely Funeral Home in Gaffney, SC.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Baptist on Missions for the

Hendersonville/Asheville area for Hurricane Helene Relief. PO Box 1107, Cary, NC 25712 or https://baptistsonmission.org/Mission-Projects/By-Mission-Type/Disaster-Relief/Hurrican e-Helene/Donations