Barbara Talley Clayton, 83, passed away on Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born October 12, 1938 in New Albany to Lesley Clay Gaines and Opal Olena Robbins Gaines. She was a homemaker and a retired factory worker. She loved her family and family-time. She enjoyed gardening and canning. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School.
Funeral services will be 3:30p.m. on Saturday, November 20, 2021 at Bethel Baptist Church with Bro. Lee Graham and Bro. Gerald Finley officiating. Burial will be at the Bethel Cemetery.
She is survived by three daughters, Anita Canerdy (Jimmy), Teresa Williams and Pamela Mooneyham; nine grandchildren; fourteen great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marlyn Clayton; and a sister, Magdalene Willard.
Visitation will start at 2:00p.m. Friday, November 19, 2021 and will continue untill the start of the service, all at Bethel Baptist Church.
United Funeral Service is honored to be entrusted with these arrangements. For online condolences and guest registry, please visit www.unitedfuneralservice.com
Visitation
NOV 19.
2:00 PM
(CT)
Bethel Baptist Church
1011 County Road 42
Etta, MS 38627
Funeral Service
NOV 20.
3:30 PM
(CT)
Bethel Baptist Church
1011 County Road 42
Etta, MS 38627
Dear Clayton Family,
I am would like to share a comforting Bible message with you. One of the saddest things someone can experience is the death of a loved one. The Bible compares death to Sleep. (Psalm 13:3) Just as a person who is asleep is unaware of what is happening around him, the dead are not conscious of anything. The bible teaches that God can awaken the dead as if from sleep and give them life again. At Acts 14:15 it says “There is going to be a resurrection”. I hope this was a source of comfort for the family.