Cecil Alvin Clayton (1923 - 1995)

Born 26 Apr 1923 in Quay, New Mexico, United States

Husband of Florene T. (Trapp) Clayton — married 4 Mar 1944 in Portales, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States

Died 9 Jul 1995 at age 72 in Olathe, Montrose, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Cecil was born in 1923. He passed away in 1995.

Obituary

Published in the Carlsbad Current Argus Newspaper, Carlsbad, Eddy County, New Mexico, USA

OLATHE, Colo. - Cecil Alvin Clayton, 72, of Olathe, Colo., died Friday, June 9, 1995, at his home. Graveside services are set for 11 a.m. Monday at Grand View Cemetery in Montrose, Colo., with the Rev. Mark Hamstein officiating. Arrangements are being handled by Crippin Funeral Home of Colorado.

Mr. Clayton was born April 26, 1923, in Cameron, N.M., to Cecil and Beulah Howard Clayton. He was raised and educated in the state. He married Florence Trapp March 4, 1944, in Portales, and the couple lived in New Mexico before moving to Colorado. He had been a building contractor for both residences and commercial.

He was a member of Church of Christ and the BPOE in Carlsbad, and had served the U.S. Army during World War II. He loved to fish and hunt, and got his elk 26 years in a row.

He is survived by his wife, of Olathe; mother, Beulah Clayton of Clovis; sons, Richard D. Clayton of Montrose and Roger W. Clayton of Carlsbad; daughters, Jeanie Boyd of Hereford, Texas, Carolie Ancell of Montrose, and Katie McCullough of Olathe; brother, Norman Clayton of El Paso, Ill.; sisters Avis Pulliam of Springdale, Ark., Susie Hatley of Clovis and Anita Simmons of Springdale, Ark.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Rocky Mountain Elk's Foundation, c/o Crippin Funeral Home, 802 Main St., Montrose, Colo. 81401

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCMM-4MR : accessed 4 March 2023), Alvin Clayton in household of Cecil Clayton, Bellview, Curry, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 3A, line 11, family 43, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1394; FHL microfilm 2,341,129.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMRW-CB6 : 28 February 2020), Alvin Clayton in household of Cecil Clayton, Election Precinct 11 Bellview, Curry, New Mexico, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 5-26, sheet , line , family , Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll .

• "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV1Q-L68M : 20 February 2021), Cecil A Clayton in entry for Richard Duane Clayton and Mary Ellen Hilk Kellershon, 24 May 1985; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Virginia Beach, , Virginia, United States, certificate 85-025458, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101943867/cecil-a-clayton: accessed 03 March 2023), memorial page for Cecil A Clayton (26 Apr 1923–9 Jun 1995), Find a Grave Memorial ID 101943867, citing Grand View Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose County, Colorado, USA; Maintained by RFB Jenkins (contributor 47712974).