| Article: | Claire Towner May 2, 2008 Mrs. Claire H. Towner, 80, of Madison died May 2 in Huntsville. Mrs. Towner was born in Norfolk, Va. and has been a resident of Alabama for 10 years. Mrs. Towner retired after 20 years of service from the Athens Public Library system as a librarian. During her life she was very active in both military and civilian clubs. Because of her love of gardening she joined the Athens Gardening Club. Mrs. Towner was a member of St. John's Catholic Church in Madison. She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Mary Herbert; two brothers, William Herbert and Robert Herbert and a sister, Mary Jane Getka. |