Etheleen A. Clayton

The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ - Matthew 25:40 (NIV)

Etheleen Adcock Clayton, 89, died Monday, August 24, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 27 at 1:00 p.m. at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Mama Leen as she was so affectionately known to her friends and community was a caring, compassionate and sweet presence to all who knew her. Never has she met a stranger. Mama Leen had a keen sense for always knowing what it meant to do the right thing. She instilled a value in her children (all of her children) that “it doesn’t cost any extra to be nice.” If you ever had an opportunity to join her at her table you knew that your meal had been prepared with love and her greatest joy was knowing that her guests had enjoyed a home cooked meal. “And now these three remain; faith, hope and love but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13:13.

Mrs. Clayton was preceded in death by her husband, Wyatt Clayton.

She is survived by daughters, Rhonda C. Walton and husband, Arnold of Sugarland, TX and Lori C. Piersol and husband, Philip of Kernersville; son, Marty Clayton and wife, Kim of Fuquay-Varina; grandchildren, Jocelyn W. Soules and husband, Ryan, Tyler Walton, Hayden P. Murphy and husband, Nick, Sarah Piersol, Elliott Clayton and Reid Clayton; great grandchildren, Wyatt and Grayson Soules.

The family will receive friends prior to the service from 11:00 am - 12:30 pm on Thursday, August 27 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.

The Clayton family would like to express their heartfelt appreciation to the staff of Community Home Care and Hospice of Lillington and Oak Hill Living Center in Angier for their dedicated care of Mrs. Clayton. Also a very special thank you to Oak Hill resident Dorothy Stephenson for her friendship and support.

Memorial contributions may be made to Community Home Care & Hospice of Lillington, 1231 North Main Street, Lillington, NC 27546 or Pleasant Grove Baptist Church, 10005 Lake Wheeler Rd. Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526.

Arrangements by Thomas Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.thomasfuneral.com

This story was originally published August 26, 2015 at 12:00 AM with the headline "Etheleen A. Clayton."