Oldham man fatally injured in La Grange traffic accident An Oldham County man died yesterday after a traffic accident on Dawkins School Road in La Grange. Claiborne Y. "Clay" Whitehead, 60, of La Grange, was pronounced dead at 3 p.m. at Tri-County Community Hospital in La Grange, said Oldham County Coroner Harold Corum. No details of the accident were available. Whitehead was a native of Southampton County, Va., a retired market specialist in medical operations for the American Red Cross s national headquarters in Washington, D. C., former administrator at the American Red Cross Louisville Regional Blood Center, an Army veteran of World War II and a member of Turo Episcopal Church in Fairfax, Va. His survivors include his wife, the former Dorothy Raiford; a daughter, Anne R. Whitehead of Lexington; a son, John Claiborne Whitehead of Lexington; a sister, Dorothy L. Whitehead of Courtland, Va.; and a brother, Roland E. Whitehead of Franklin, Va. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church in La Grange, with burial in Valley of Rest Cemetery there. Visitation at Radcliffe Funeral Home in La Grange is from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Cross Roads Harvester Church in La Grange or Shepherds Ministry, in care of DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church. Louisville, Kentucky The Courier-Journal 25 Apr, 1988 Page 11 Obituary for Claiborne Y. Oldham ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Narrative Summary of the Obituary Claiborne Y. "Clay" Whitehead, 60, of La Grange, died on 24 April 1988 after a traffic accident. He was a retired American Red Cross specialist, WWII Army veteran, and native of Southampton County, Va. He is survived by his wife, two children, a sister, and a brother. ### Narrative Summary of Funeral Services The funeral for Claiborne Y. "Clay" Whitehead was held on 27 April 1988 at DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church in La Grange, with burial in Valley of Rest Cemetery. ### The Edited Obituary Oldham man fatally injured in La Grange traffic accident An Oldham County man died yesterday after a traffic accident on Dawkins School Road in La Grange. Claiborne Y. "Clay" Whitehead, 60, of La Grange, was pronounced dead at 3 p.m. at Tri-County Community Hospital in La Grange, said Oldham County Coroner Harold Corum. No details of the accident were available. Whitehead was a native of Southampton County, Va., a retired market specialist in medical operations for the American Red Cross's national headquarters in Washington, D.C., former administrator at the American Red Cross Louisville Regional Blood Center, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of Turo Episcopal Church in Fairfax, Va. His survivors include his wife, the former Dorothy Raiford; a daughter, Anne R. Whitehead of Lexington; a son, John Claiborne Whitehead of Lexington; a sister, Dorothy L. Whitehead of Courtland, Va.; and a brother, Roland E. Whitehead of Franklin, Va. The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church in La Grange, with burial in Valley of Rest Cemetery there. Visitation at Radcliffe Funeral Home in La Grange is from 2 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. The family requests that expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to Cross Roads Harvester Church in La Grange or Shepherds Ministry, in care of DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church. ### Vital Statistics Summary | Name | Claiborne Y. Clay Whitehead | |---------|-------------------------------------------| | Age | 60 | | Birth | 1928 (estimated); Southampton County, Va. | | Death | 24 April 1988; La Grange, Kentucky | ### Table of Relationships | Name | Relationship | Residence | |-----------------------------|----------------|---------------------| | Claiborne Y. Clay Whitehead | Decedent | La Grange, Kentucky | | Dorothy Raiford | Spouse | La Grange, Kentucky | | Anne R. Whitehead | Child | Lexington, Kentucky | | John Claiborne Whitehead | Child | Lexington, Kentucky | | Dorothy L. Whitehead | Sibling | Courtland, Virginia | | Roland E. Whitehead | Sibling | Franklin, Virginia | ### Other Relevant Information 1. Claiborne Y. "Clay" Whitehead was a native of Southampton County, Virginia. 2. He was a retired market specialist in medical operations for the American Red Cross's national headquarters in Washington, D.C. 3. He served as a former administrator at the American Red Cross Louisville Regional Blood Center. 4. He was an Army veteran of World War II. 5. He was a member of Turo Episcopal Church in Fairfax, Virginia. ### Publication Details - Place: Louisville, Kentucky - Name: The Courier-Journal - Date: 25 April 1988 - Page: 11