Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameThomas Lee CLAYTON 
156,3, Dorothy Sue Simmons Stainback Herndon,3, Alice Elizabeth Simmons Stokes Harrison,3, Thomas Lee Clayton,156,3, Mamie Ellen Clayton Hinkle,3, Claudia Simmons Clayton,3, Lena Marie Clayton Byrd,470, Thomas Lee Clayton,3, Alma Clayton McKinney,3, Arlene Clayton Massey,261, Catherine (Clayton) Hamlett,256, Johnny Clifton Simmons
156,3, Dorothy Sue Simmons Stainback Herndon,3, Alice Elizabeth Simmons Stokes Harrison,3, Thomas Lee Clayton,156,3, Mamie Ellen Clayton Hinkle,3, Claudia Simmons Clayton,3, Lena Marie Clayton Byrd,470, Thomas Lee Clayton,3, Alma Clayton McKinney,3, Arlene Clayton Massey,261, Catherine (Clayton) Hamlett,256, Johnny Clifton SimmonsBirthJan 17, 1925, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Thomas Lee Clayton
DeathSep 4, 2011, Durham County, North Carolina3, Thomas Lee Clayton
BurialFarabow Family Cemetery, Yarbrough Mill Road, Caswell County, North Carolina470, Thomas Lee Clayton
FlagsUS Army, US Military, World War II
FatherWiley Van Buren CLAYTON (1897-1982)
MotherLessie RUDD (1901-1977)
Spouses
1Claudia Mae SIMMONS 156,3, Dorothy Sue Simmons Stainback Herndon,3, Alice Elizabeth Simmons Stokes Harrison,3, Claudia Simmons Clayton,3, Leona Simmons Mise,3, Elsie Simmons Overman,261, Catherine (Clayton) Hamlett,256, Johnny Clifton Simmons
156,3, Dorothy Sue Simmons Stainback Herndon,3, Alice Elizabeth Simmons Stokes Harrison,3, Claudia Simmons Clayton,3, Leona Simmons Mise,3, Elsie Simmons Overman,261, Catherine (Clayton) Hamlett,256, Johnny Clifton SimmonsBirthJun 25, 1927, Caswell County, North Carolina161
DeathMar 4, 2014, Caswell County, North Carolina3, Claudia Simmons Clayton
BurialFarabow Family Cemetery, Yarbrough Mill Road, Caswell County, North Carolina470, Claudia Mae Simmons Clayton
FatherPorter Gold SIMMONS (1906-1991)
MotherMinnie Alice TERRELL (1905-1975)
Obituary Online notes for Thomas Lee CLAYTON
9/6/2011
Thomas Lee Clayton
YANCEYVILLE — Thomas Lee Clayton, 86, of 1850 Rudd Ridge Road, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at the VA Hospital in Durham. He was the husband of Claudia Simmons Clayton and was born Jan. 17, 1925, in Caswell County to the late Wiley Van and Lessie Rudd Clayton. Thomas served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired from Fairystone Fabrics. He was a member and elder of The Semora Congregation of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He enjoyed farming and spending time with his family. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend to the many people who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his wife of the home; daughters, Becky (Claudio) Aragon of Ruffin, N.C., and Debbie (Philip) Coppersmith of Yanceyville; sons, Barry (Mary) Clayton of Burlington, Rickey (Dianne) Clayton of Norfolk, Va., Sammy (Bobbie) Clayton of Graham, Michael (Pami) Clayton of Piedmont, S.C.; 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Lena (Richard) Byrd of Yadkinville, N.C., Catherine Hamlett of Yanceyville, Mamie Hinkle of Graham, N.C., Arlene Massey of Burlington, Alma McKinney of Burlington, and Shirley (Andrew) Wilkins of Yanceyville. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Lizzie Pruitt and Doris Travis, and brothers, Wilbur Clayton and James Clayton.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at the Semora Congregation of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Yanceyville. The family will receive friends following the service and at other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or Semora Congregation of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1488 N.C. 62 North, Blanch, NC 27212.
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. is assisting the Clayton family.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Thomas Lee Clayton
Thomas Lee Clayton
YANCEYVILLE — Thomas Lee Clayton, 86, of 1850 Rudd Ridge Road, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2011, at the VA Hospital in Durham. He was the husband of Claudia Simmons Clayton and was born Jan. 17, 1925, in Caswell County to the late Wiley Van and Lessie Rudd Clayton. Thomas served in the U.S. Army during World War II and retired from Fairystone Fabrics. He was a member and elder of The Semora Congregation of the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He enjoyed farming and spending time with his family. He was a wonderful husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend to the many people who knew and loved him.
Survivors include his wife of the home; daughters, Becky (Claudio) Aragon of Ruffin, N.C., and Debbie (Philip) Coppersmith of Yanceyville; sons, Barry (Mary) Clayton of Burlington, Rickey (Dianne) Clayton of Norfolk, Va., Sammy (Bobbie) Clayton of Graham, Michael (Pami) Clayton of Piedmont, S.C.; 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Lena (Richard) Byrd of Yadkinville, N.C., Catherine Hamlett of Yanceyville, Mamie Hinkle of Graham, N.C., Arlene Massey of Burlington, Alma McKinney of Burlington, and Shirley (Andrew) Wilkins of Yanceyville. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Lizzie Pruitt and Doris Travis, and brothers, Wilbur Clayton and James Clayton.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, 2011, at the Semora Congregation of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Yanceyville. The family will receive friends following the service and at other times at the home.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or Semora Congregation of The Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1488 N.C. 62 North, Blanch, NC 27212.
Lowe Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. is assisting the Clayton family.
You may sign the online register book at
www.lowefuneralhome.com 3, Thomas Lee Clayton