CLAUDE CHEATHEAM, age 90, a resident of Irving, formerly of Bedford, died Thursday, July 9, 2015 at the Villages on MacArthur in Irving. Born March 4, 1925 in Childress, Texas, he was the son of Samuel Llannis Cheatheam and Willie Bayless Avary Cheatheam. Claude was a former plumbing designer at Carter and Burgess Engineers. He was a member of the Southwest Blue Grass Club in North Texas, and he was Baptist. Preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lillian Ruth Cheatheam in 2012; and four brothers, Denton, Samuel, Larkin and Newell Cheatheam, he is survived by his daughters, Shirley McDonald, Terrie Dixon and Linda Marlow; grandchildren, Kelly Etgen, Amy Marx and Chris McDonald; seven great grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; brothers, Harold Cheatheam of Stephenville, Carroll Cheatheam of Childress; and sister, Pat Elliott of Metairie, Louisiana. Mr. Cheatheam will lie in state from 12 noon to 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 10 at Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving. The service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 11 in the funeral home chapel with Bart McDonald officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens, 1413 East Irving Blvd in Irving. Memorial contributions may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Dallas, Texas.