Sixth Generation

1110. Claudia E. HERMAN was born on 31 August 1898.^891,1848 She died in 1978 at the age of 80 in Catawba County, North Carolina.⁸⁹⁰ She was buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, North Carolina.

Claudia E. HERMAN and Perry Albert KILLIAN were married after 1920. Perry Albert KILLIAN was born in 1886.⁸⁹⁰ He died in 1963 at the age of 77 in Catawba County, North Carolina.⁸⁹⁰ He was buried in Mount Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery, Conover, North Carolina.

Claudia E. HERMAN and Perry Albert KILLIAN had the following children:

2920	i.	Floyd Edward "Bud" KILLIAN was born on 6 July 1923 in Catawba County, North Carolina. He died on 25 January 2010 at the age of 86 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina. He was buried in Fairview (Houck's Chapel) Cemetery, Hickory, North Carolina. His obituary appeared as follows: HICKORY - Floyd Edward "Bud" Killian, 86, of Hickory, passed away Monday, Jan. 25, 2010, at his residence. He was born July 6, 1923, to Perry Killian and Claudia Herman Killian in Catawba County. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Walls Killian; an infant son, Tony Killian; one brother, Glenn Killian; two sisters, Ruby Hedrick and Summa McCurry; and one half sister, Macie Hefner. Floyd was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. He worked as a framer at Hickory Chair for more than 50 years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Loved ones left to cherish his memory include one daughter, Pam Killian of the home; one son, Tim Killian and wife, Felicia, of Conover; one granddaughter, Caty Killian of Conover; and a number of nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, from 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Conover. The funeral service will follow at 11 a.m. The Rev. Jeff Lindsay will officiate. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery in Hickory. Military rites will be performed by members of Hickory American Legion. Memorials may be given to Palliative CareCenter & Hospice of Catawba Valley, 3975 Robinson Road, Newton, N.C. 28658; or St. Luke's Lutheran Church, 3916 Springs Road, Conover, N.C. 28613. Condolences to the Killian family may be left online at www.alexfuneralservice.com. Funeral arrangements by the Killian family are entrusted to Alexander Funeral and Cremation Service staff, Taylorsville. [Published in Hickory Daily Record on January 26, 2010]
+2921	ii.	Ruby KILLIAN.