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Mary Lee Meredith Clay - Obituary
January 27, 1929 - June 23, 2024
Mary
Lee
Meredith
Clay
passed
peacefully
away
on
June
23,
2024,
at
her
home
in
Christiansburg
with
family
present.
She
was
formerly
of
Alderson,
WV.
She
was
born
January
27,
1929
in
Sinks
Grove,
WV.
Mary
Lee
was
preceded
in
death
by
her
parents
William
Frank
Meredith
and
Katherine
Erwin
Longanacre
Meredith,
her
brother
James
William
Meredith,
her
husband
Richard
Jarrett
Clay,
daughter
Maryl
Lynn
Johnson,
niece
Sandra
Kay
Taylor,
and sons-in-law Gregory Lee Mullins and Danny Johnson.
She
is
survived
by
daughter
Iris
Lee
Clay
Mullins
of
Christiansburg,
VA,
son
Louis
Clifton
Clay
(Monique)
of
Kings
Mountain,
NC,
daughter
Lois
Elaine
Clay
of
Alderson
and,
and
a
niece
Kathy
Jean
Smith
of
Wooster,
OH.
She
is
survived
by
grandchildren
Richard
Tenil
Mullins
(Lauren),
Sarah
Marie
Mutispaugh
(Nathan),
Melissa
Dawn
Miller
(Robert),
Kristen
Lynn
Patterson
(Justin),
Joshua
Wayne
Lafon
(Bridgette),
Jarrett
Richard
Clay
(Rachel),
Benjamin William Clay, Jeremiah Richmond Clay,
Weldon
Sears,
and
Jessica
Clay
Tucker
(James).
She
is
survived
by
13
great
grandchildren
and
2
great-
great grandchildren.
Mary
Lee
was
a
member
of
Alderson
Presbyterian
Church
and
the
Alderson
CEO.
She
enjoyed
going
to
church,
being
in
Sunday
School,
taking
car
rides,
eating
ice
cream,
having
ice
cream
milkshakes,
visiting
friends,
neighbors
and
family,
and
fellowshipping
with
friends.
Her
hobbies
included
reading
her
Bible
and
devotionals,
doing
embroidery
needle
work,
reading,
watching
old
TV
shows,
Wheel
of
Fortune,
football,
horse
racing,
and
golf.
She
was
known
for
her
tasty
biscuits
and
passing
down
how
to
make
them
to
her
daughters, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. She demonstrated the gift of hospitality to her family.
She
graduated
from
Ronceverte
High
School
and
enjoyed
hearing
from
classmates
and
going
to
class
reunions.
During
her
lifetime
she
worked
in
a
hardware
store
and
in
the
business
offices
of
stockyards
including
Ronceverte,
Caldwell,
and
Alderson.
She
was
a
housekeeper
for
members
of
the
Alderson
community
and
provided
private
duty
sitting
for
elderly
neighbors,
friends,
and
family
members.
She
will
be
greatly missed by family and friends in Alderson and Christiansburg.
Funeral
services
will
be
Saturday,
June
29,
2024
at
2:00
p.m.
at
the
Lobban
Funeral
Home
Chapel
in
Alderson,
WV,
with
the
Rev.
Sam
Groves
officiating.
Burial
will
follow
at
the
Rosewood
Cemetery,
in
Lewisburg,
WV.
Friends
may
call
Saturday,
June
29,
2024
from
12:30
p.m.
to
2:00
p.m.
at
the
Lobban
Funeral Home in Alderson.
Family will serve as Pallbearers.
For
those
wishing
to
show
an
expression
of
sympathy,
donations
may
be
made
in
memory
of
Mrs.
Clay
to
the Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 477, Alderson, WV 24910.
Online condolences and memories may be shared with the Clay family at
www.lobbanfh.com
.
To send flowers
to the family or
plant a tree
in memory of Mary, please
visit our floral store
.