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Charles Clawson

Charles William Clawson,83, of Fort Wayne, died at 2:11 p.m. on Friday, April 24, 2015 at the IU Health Hospital, Lafayette. Charles was born on March 2, 1932 in Lafayette. He was the son of the late Charles Wilbur and Lois (Harper) Clawson.

He was raised in Williamsport until the age of 7 when he moved to Rockville. He graduated from Rockville High School in 1950 and later from Purdue University in the School of Aeronautics. He had lived in Ann Arbor, MI for 30 years and Ft.Wayne for the past 27 years. Charles married his childhood sweetheart, Betty A. Stewart on November 18, 1989 in Ft. Wayne. She survives.  

Charles served in the US Army during the Korean War. He had worked as an air line pilot for 38 years for North Central Airlines, Republic Airlines and Northwest retiring in 1993. He was a member of the American Legion Post in Fort Wayne. He was an avid gun collector and had written four books about firearms and their history.

Surviving along with his wife, Betty, are a daughter, Christiana Clawson of Ft. Wayne; a son, Steven (wife-Megan) Clawson of New Mexico; a step daughter, Valerie Harris of Mulberry; three step sons, Michael (wife-Vickie) Runda and Dominic (wife-Jill) Harris, both of Ft. Wayne, and Martin (wife-Tina) Harris of Woodbury, CT; a sister, Phyllis Daily of Marion; an Aunt, Joan Morgan of Attica; two grandchildren, Steven and Jacqueline Brabbs; fourteen step grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren

Visitation was held at the Maus Funeral Home, Attica, on Tuesday, April 28, from 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Funeral services were held at the funeral home on that Wednesday.

"This is without a doubt the most informative .45 service pistol reference ever written. An absolute must for any collector! If you plan on investing good money into these firearms this book is well worth the price. The information is so detailed it could prevent you from purchasing a throw together gun for a mint price."

Matt Sutton December 14, 2002





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