Carl William Clay
Carl William Clay, 84, of Mount Hope, died Monday, June 11,
2001, in a Beckley hospital following a short illness.
Born July 24, 1916, at Sand Lick, he was the son of the late James Averil and
Ninanza Cantley Holstein Clay.
Mr. Clay was a retired coal miner with New River Coal Co., Summerlee, Garden
Ground and Siltex Mines. He retired from G.C. Murphy Co. in 1970 as a stockroom
manager.
He was an avid hunter, fisherman and loved his gardening. He was a member of the
Senior Citizens Bowling League at Leisure Lanes in Beckley where he received
many awards for his bowling.
He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Hazel Evans Clay; his wife, Lesta
Frances Craigo Clay; and two brothers, James Percy Clay and Charles Blume Clay.
Survivors include three daughters, Ruth Woolard and her husband, Donald, of
Mount Hope, Vicki Bolen and her husband, Mike, of Beckley and Carol Bennett and
her husband, Bill, of Mount Hope; three sons, Loren Clay and his wife, Connie,
of Cleveland, Frank Clay and his wife, Debbie, of Nimitz and Steve Clay and his
wife, Kay, of Oak Hill; four sisters, Anna Jean Payne of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.,
Marion I. Qualls of Huntington, Lychia R. Jenkins of Bradley, and Jewell L. Clay
of Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, Ernest Clay of Stanaford; 25 nephews and 18 nieces;
and a longtime friend, Helen Richmond.
Service will be 1 p.m. Friday, June 15 at Kilsyth Free Will Baptist Church with
the Rev. Darrell McNeely officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial
Gardens, Beckley.
Friends may call 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.
Published: 06-15-2001
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Carl W. Clay
Carl William Clay, 84, of Mount Hope, died Monday, June 11, 2001, in a Beckley
hospital following a short illness.
Born July 24, 1916, at Sand Lick, he was the son of the late James Averil and
Ninanza Cantley Holstein Clay.
Mr. Clay was a retired coal miner with New River Coal Co., Summerlee, Garden
Ground and Siltex Mines. He retired from G.C. Murphy Co. in 1970 as a stockroom
manager. He was a member of Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church.
He was also an avid hunter, fisherman and loved his gardening. He was a member
of the Senior Citizens Bowling League at Leisure Lanes, Beckley, where he
received many awards for his bowling.
He was preceded in death by his stepmother, Hazel Evans Clay; his wife, Lesta
Frances Craigo Clay; and two brothers, James Percy Clay and Charles Blume Clay.
Survivors include three daughters, Ruth Woolard and her husband, Donald, of
Mount Hope, Vicki Bolen and her husband, Mike, of Beckley and Carol Bennett and
her husband, Bill, of Mount Hope; three sons, Loren Clay and his wife, Connie,
of Cleveland, Frank Clay and his wife, Debbie, of Nimitz and Steve Clay and his
wife, Kay, of Oak Hill; four sisters, Anna Jean Payne of Roanoke Rapids, N.C.,
Marion I. Qualls of Huntington, Lychia R. Jenkins of Bradley, and Jewell L. Clay
of Raleigh, N.C.; a brother, Ernest Clay of Stanaford; 16 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; 25 nephews; 18 nieces; and a longtime friend, Helen
Richmond.
Service was Friday, June 15 at Kilsyth Freewill Baptist Church with the Rev.
Darrell McNeely officiating. Burial followed in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens,
Beckley.
Friends called 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
Arrangements by Tyree Funeral Home, Mount Hope.
Publication: The Fayette Tribune
Published: 06-20-2001
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Headline: Obituaries
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