Clayton High School Alumni Obituaries

Funeral services for Clayton Anderson age 90 of Wausa Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Wednesday January 7 2026 at Thabor Lutheran Church in Wausa. Richard Bloomquist PMA will officiate with burial in Thabor Lutheran Cemetery in Wausa. Clayton Nels Anderson was born on March 23 1935 on the family farm nea...

Funeral services for Lorene E. "Rene" Eggers age 93 of Tilden Nebraska will be 1030 a.m. Saturday January 3 2026 at BrockhausHarlan Funeral Home in Tilden. John Petersen will officiate with burial in Tilden City Cemetery. Lorene Rene Wickman Eggers daughter of Harry and Lillian Vaught Wickman was bo...

Gail Cawood Wolfe1941-2025“A life lived in service, love, and quiet generosity is a life beautifully lived.”Gail Cawood Wolfe, age 84, of Catlettsburg, KY, passed gently away while resting at home on December 16, 2025.Gail was born on June 13, 1941, in Big Stone Gap, VA. She was the blessing of the ...

Clinton L. Arnold age 85 passed away peacefully on December 24 2025 in Owenton Kentucky surrounded by his family. Clinton was born on December 31 1939 in Carroll County Kentucky. He was the youngest of eleven children born to the late Rella and Allie Cotrell Arnold. He was preceded in death by 9 of ...

Daniel Yates Murphrey age 80 passed away peacefully on Friday January 2 2026 at Duke University Hospital. He was born on June 5 1945 in Archer Lodge North Carolina to the late Daniel Murphrey and Virgie Murphrey. Yates graduated from CorinthHolders High School in 1963. Following high school he began...

Evelyn L. Smiley, affectionately known as Evie to her friends and family, was a beacon of love and faith throughout her 96 years of life. Born in July 1929, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Marie and William Thomas, Evie was the vibrant heart of a large and loving family. She grew up alongside her se...

A funeral service for Patricia E. Studnicka will be held on Thursday December 11 2025 at 200 p.m. at Bethel Lutheran Church in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Jean Clayton officiating. Interment will follow at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege. Patricia Eileen Pat Studnicka 78 years of age of Hold...

A graveside service for Dorothy A. Peterson will be held on Tuesday December 23 2025 at 200 p.m. at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege Nebraska with Pastor Jean Clayton officiating. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Dorothy Ann Peterson 95 years of age of Holdrege passed away on Fr...

Elma Lois Newton known to most as "Nannie" of China Spring went to be with the Lord on Friday October 24 2025 at the age of 87. Born on March 8 1938 in Temple Texas. Nannie was a shining light to all who knew her and devoted her life to family community and her passions. Lois was the cherished daugh...

Joan Rebecca Evans McCray was born in Lancaster County South Carolina May 20 1936 to her loving parents James and Nannie Mae Horton Evans. She entered eternal rest on Monday December 26 2022 at MUSC Columbia. She attended Lancaster County Schools and graduated from Barr Street High School. She f...

William Bill Clayton Robb of Swanwick IL went home to be with the Lord on January 15 2026 at the age of 100 after a short stay in the Randolph County Care Center. Bill was born on October 23 1925 to the late George and Aseneth Robb at their home in Lost Prairie in Perry County IL. He was the younges...

Marguerite Jones the cherished matriarch who served as the glue of her family passed away leaving a legacy of faith order and unconditional love. Born on July 1 1947 to Harvey and Helen Smith Marguerites life was a testament to the power of family unity. A proud graduate of Dunbar High School Margue...

Eric J. Dif Eckenrode 51 Carrolltown passed away May 27 2025 at home. He was born September 28 1973 in Spangler the son of Alfred and Mary Virginia Ginger Brown Eckenrode. In addition to his parents he is preceded in death by his sisterinlaws Karen Grigg and Judi Shero. He is survived by his loving ...

Billy Joe Martin, born May 24, 1933, in Runnels County, Texas, passed away peacefully at home on December 31, 2025.Billy Joe was the son of Wallace Ewing Martin and Martha “Mattie” Pearl Abernathy. From an early age, Billy Joe exemplified the values of hard work, devotion to family, and quiet integr...

Evelyn Lee Abernathy age 82 of Bridgeport passed away peacefully on Saturday August 30 2025 at GentleCare Strategies in Vincennes IN. She was born August 12 1943 in Lawrenceville to Clarence Stone and Ariel Nestleroad Stone. On March 17 1962 Evelyn married Jerry Russell Abernathy. Together they rais...

Denzil E. Cochran 86 passed on Sunday December 21 2025 in Wheatland Wyoming at the Platte County Legacy Home surrounded by family and loved ones. Denzil was born on Tuesday June 6 1939 to parents Glen and Helen Moon Cochran in Wheatland. He farmed and ranched his entire life and he had a special way...

Clara Dee summed up her life in the words of Jimmy Buffett Some of its magic some of its tragic but I had a good life all the way. Dee was a goldstar wife mother grandmother and the best combination of creativity and wit. Born in Salt Lake City she was the eldest child of Ray and Clara Phibbs. Ray w...

Norma Jean Marshall of Palm Desert CA passed away at her home on April 12 2018 at 308 p.m. She was born on April 10 1929 in Clayton Il the daughter of Wallace and Edna Marsh Power. She married Lee Marshall of Ipava in 1953 and he survives. Also surviving are her brother Glen Power of Ft. Pierce FL...

Pamela Harris was born September 6 1943 in Toledo Ohio and grew up in Table Grove Illinois. She is the daughter of James Wink and Celia Harris. She was preceded in death by her husband her parents and her sister Connie Baltzelle. Pamela married Gary Sigler on January 10 1965 at Table Grove Christian...

Norman Thomas Welker age 82 of Macomb IL passed away Friday March 12 2021 at St. Johns Hospital in Springfield IL. He was born on October 15 1938 in Canton IL the son of Don and Jeanette Angelo Welker. On July 18 1959 Norman married Virginia Kingery at the First Christian Church in Ipava IL. She ...

Eris Betty Clayton was born at home to Helen Catherine and Herschel Edward Burgard on January 2 1926 in Schuyler Country. Her childhood was spent following her two older brothers at work and play and attending school. She boarded in Rushville in order to attend Rushville High School. During World Wa...

James Othello Burgard 92 of Sheldons Grove died at 330 pm on Friday July 29 2016 at Rushville Nursing Rehabilitation Center. He was born April 29 1924 in Sheldons Grove the son of Herschel and Helen Price Burgard. He married Beverly Jean Winston on February 15 1948 in Havana IL. She survives. Als...

Dinah Marie Ford age 66 of Pleasantview passed away on Saturday April 22 2017 at her home. She was born on April 17 1951 in Macomb IL the daughter of F. Jerry and Pauline J. Danner Ford. Dinah was a 1969 graduate of Industry High School. She graduated from Illinois State University in Normal IL an...

MIke E. Shawgo age 64 of Astoria passed away at 1258 am on Sunday January 24 2016 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago IL. He was born on July 6 1951 in Canton a son of Max and Thelma Loughary Shawgo. He married Marilyn Hammond on May 29 1990 in Astoria. She survives. Also surviving are f...

Richard L. King 97 of Atkinson passed away on Saturday January 10 2026 at Hammond Henry Hospital Geneseo. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1100 a.m. on Tuesday January 20 2026 at St. Anthony Catholic Church Atkinson. Reverend S. Stephen Engelbrecht will celebrate. Burial will follow at Nor...

He was born in Concord NH on June 24 1945 the son of Donald H. and Priscilla R. Davis Wheeler while his father was serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Don attended Warner schools and graduated from Simonds Free High School in Warner NH in 1963 and joined the US...

Christopher DeHainaut, 68, of Connellsville, passed away unexpectedly at his home after a long illness, on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.He was born July 5, 1957, in Charleroi, Pa, a son of the late Charles Clayton DeHainaut and Mildred Miller DeHainaut of Charleroi and Connellsville, Pa. He was a gr...

Paster Emeritus James C. Shipman of Midway Georgia transitioned to his heavenly home on Saturday January 3 2026. Rev. Shipman graduated from Liberty County High School in 1957 and enlisted in the United States Air Force. Rev. Shipman attended University of District of Columbia married his wife Dr. K...

OBITUARY Struthers Gayle C. 74 of Safety Harbor entered into rest December 26 2025. Born in Attleboro Massachusetts Gayle came to Tampa in 1969 and went on to spend most of her adult life in the Tampa Bay Area. Gayle was a graduate of the University of South Florida USF with a masters degree in educ...