Claude Partlow, Jr

The Book Of Life - Final Chapter

“Time for me to go now, I won’t say goodbye;

Look for me in rainbows, way up in the sky.

In the morning sunrise when all the world is new,

Just look for me and love me,

As you know I love you.”

Mr. Claude Lee Partlow Jr departed this life on Wednesday, June 26, 2025.

Born January 21,1962 in Lincolnton, GA to the late Mr. & Mrs. Clordie and Lizzie Lue Willis Partlow

Claude cherished his relationships with his family and with Christ. Claude was baptized at the Cornerstone Church in Athens, GA, in July 2019 and made a mission to spread the word of GOD to everyone he met.

Claude was a devoted and hardworking man, just recently retired in 2024, he loved working outdoors, landscaping, building, and exercising. He loved to collect chain wallets and any articles of clothing or accessories that he could inscribe with his name or initials.

In addition to his parents, Claude was preceded in death by his long time partner Christine Blackwell.

Loved ones left to remember the best of times and cherish his memory:

A loving sister Lisa (Nathaniel) Grier of Hull GA; two brothers, Rickey (Pam) Partlow, of Tignall, GA and Willie R. (Starles) Willis of Myrtle Beach, SC; three aunts, Gracie (Johnnie) Jones of Atlanta, GA, Margaret (Gyp) Hearst and Linda Hearst, both of Lincolnton, GA, two uncles, Thomas (Mary) Willis of Lincolnton, GA and Joe Willis of Fayetteville, NC; four nieces, Deskaray (Anthony) Greer, Paige (Maurice) Williams, Nikita (Homer) Pope, Angela (Ronnie) Williams, and a host of great nieces, cousins, and friends.