Clay obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana 

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Clay, Sam Austin, Jr          6 Aug 2008    Aug 2008    Jerry Nelson

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Obituary published in The Hammond Daily Star on:  8/6/2008

CLAY, SAM AUSTIN, JR.
Sam Austin Clay, Jr., 88 years old of Hammond, LA, died Sunday, August 3,
2008 at the Richard Murphy Hospice House in Hammond, LA.  He was born on
Friday, April 16, 1920 in Clarksville, TX. He had been a resident of
Hammond since 1965 where he worked as a finance manager for Community State
Bank. Prior to living in Hammond he and his family lived in Bogalusa, LA
where he was a finance manager at CIT Corporation. He was married to the
late Martha LeDuke Clay for 49 years.  Sam was a longtime member of the Oak
Knoll Country Club and he enjoyed playing golf for many years.  Mr. Clay
was a member of First United Methodist Church of Hammond and a volunteer
with the Mary Bird Cancer Center and Hospice.  Surviving are his daughter
and son-in-law, Sherry Clay and Doug Sommers of Ponchatoula, LA; grand-
daughter, Betsy Compton Corbett of Alpharetta, GA; grandson, Christopher
Ducombs of Hammond, LA; 2 brothers, Ted Clay and Guy Clay; 3 great-
grandchildren.  He is preceded in death by his wife, Martha LeDuke Clay;
parents Sam and Bula Parsons Clay and 3 siblings Blanch, Jamie and Dot.
Friends will be received Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at the Harry McKneely &
Son Funeral Home, Hammond, LA from 6:00 pm until 8:00 pm and Wednesday,
August 6, 2008, at the First United Methodist Church of Hammond from 
9:00 am until service time.  Services will be held at the First United
Methodist Church of Hammond, Wednesday, August 6, 2008 at 10:30 am with
Rev. Joe Donakey and Rev. John Johns officiating.  Interment will follow in
the Greenlawn Mausoleum, Hammond, Louisiana 70401.  An on-line Guestbook is
available at http://www.harrymckneely.com

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