OLA MAE CLAYTON, age 82 of Palestine, Texas passed away on March 30, 2018 in Trinity Mother Frances Hospital, Tyler, Texas
SERVICE
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Saturday, April 7, 2018 @ 11:00 a.m.
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURCH
907 E. MURCHISON ST.
PALESTINE, TEXAS 75801
INTERMENT
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MEMORIAL CEMETERY
PALESTINE, TEXAS
VIEWING
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FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2018
10:00 A.M. UNTIL 6:00 P.M.
EMANUEL FUNERAL HOME - PALESTINE
1721 W. OAK ST.
PALESTINE, TEXAS 75801
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EMANUEL FUNERAL HOME - PALESTINE, 1721 W. OAK ST., PALESTINE, TEXAS 75801
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OLA MAE CLAYTON was born on January 14, 1936 in Neches, Texas to Gable and Alma Coleman Clerkley. Ola Mae was the first child to this union.
OLA MAE was raised in Neches, Texas and attended Evans Springs Schools.
OLA MAE accepted Christ at a early age and joined Evans Springs Baptist Church. She later became a member of the Antioch Baptist Church, where she served as a Deaconess.
OLA MAE was a member of the NAACP and the Anderson County Negro Historical Society.
OLA MAE married James Clayton on March 30, 1958. This union was blessed with two children.
On March 30, 2018, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Tyler, Texas, Ola Mae left this earth on the wings of Angels. She was preceded in death by her Parents: Gable and Alma Clerkley; Daughter: Alma Faye Clerkley; Sister: Barbara Faye Clerkley Lewis; Brothers: Thurman, Manuel, Willie, Eddie, Alvin, Calvin, Kenneth and Othell.
OLA MAE left to cherish her memories, Husband: James Clayton, Palestine, Texas; Daughter: Wanda (Ivory) Clayton Brown of Palestine, Texas; Brothers: Herman (Shirley) Clerkley of Dallas, Texas, Daniel (Louise) Clerkley of Palestine, Texas; Sisters: Bertha Jones and Shirley Ford, both of Ft. Worth, Texas; Sister-n-Law: Maurice Clerkley of Palestine, Texas; Aunt: Onise Coleman of Seagoville, Texas; Uncle: Ezell Coleman of Seagoville, Texas; Four Grandchildren: Anjanette (Cyril) Price, O'Livia Clayton and Alma Thompson, Breanna Jackson; One Great Grandchild: Semaj Carwell. A host of Nieces, Nephews, other Relatives and Friends.