Robert M. Claypoole, 89, of Fenelton died at 9:40 a.m. Saturday in the Chicora Medical Center following a short illness.

He was born July 30, 1916, in Worthington, the son of Marion and Emma Boney Claypoole.

He was a truck driver and worked for the Bracken Construction Co. in Sligo for years.

He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving from Jan. 11, 1945 to July 22, 1946.

He was a member of the Bradys Bend American Legion and Local 236 Truckers Teamsters Union of Worthington.

Mr. Claypoole is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Curtis (Joanne) Double of Chicora; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and a twin sister, Wilma Hawley of Worthington.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth P. Hepler Claypoole, whom he married in June 1936, and who died in October 1984.

He also was preceded in death by a grandson, eight brothers and two sisters.

<B>CLAYPOOLE</B> — Friends of Robert M. Claypoole, who died Saturday, July 22, 2006, will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the <B>Steighner Funeral Home</B>, 111 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Glea Foster, pastor of United Methodist Church, Chicora, officiating. Burial will be at Lawn Haven Memorial Park, Worthington.Members of the Chicora VFW and the Chicora American Legion will conduct memorial services at the funeral home.