CW4 Larry Clayton Obituary (1937 - 2017)

CW 4 Larry Dahl Clayton, 79, of Central City, KY formerly of Madisonville, KY passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017 at Baptist Health in Madisonville. Mr. Clayton was born December 12, 1937 in Hopkins County, KY to the late Gabriel Clayton and Ruby Brown Clayton, he was also preceded in death by three sisters, Freida Curneal, Lois Rudd, and Norma Roach. Mr. Clayton was a member of the First Baptist Church in Central City, KY, he was retired from the United States Army after 30 years of service throughout the United States and Europe with two tours of combat duty in Vietnam. He also worked for 11 years in Civil Service with the United States Air Force. He was also commissioned by the Governor of Kentucky as a Kentucky Colonel. Mr. Clayton is survived by his wife of 57 years, Helen of Central City; three daughters, Lori (William) Flinchbaugh of Lucas, OH, Suzanne Slater of Sturgis, KY, and Katherine (Jerry) Spears of Newark, OH; two sons, Col. Christopher (Katie) Clayton USMC retired, of Nashville, TN, and Nicholas (Stacy) Clayton of Howard, OH; one brother, Mason Clayton of Cape Girardeau, MO; eleven grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Friday March 3, 2017 at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with the Rev. Chase Thompson officiating. Burial will follow in the Olive Branch Cemetery where members of the 101st Airborne Division will provide full military honors. Visitation will be from 11:00 AM until the service hour on Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions can be made to the American Cancer Society. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.