Bennie Herschel Clay, 94, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, in Lubbock.
Services were held Sunday, March 6, in Robertson Funeral Directors Saints Roost Chapel in Clarendon with Rev. Darrell Burton, officiating. Interment was held at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon. Arrangements were under the direction of Robertson Funeral Directors of Clarendon.
Mr. Clay was born August 18, 1916 in Waxahachie to Dave and Mary Elizabeth Hammonds Clay. He married Nina Ruth Porter on September 7, 1949 in Post. He was a avid hunter and fisherman and while in his youth, he enjoyed playing baseball. He was a Mason and a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by his wife on September 11, 1989; his parents; and several brothers and sisters.
Survivors include a son, Herschel Wayne Clay of Midlothian; a daughter, Mary Ann Hickman of Lubbock; and three grandchildren.
The family suggests memorials be to the Whisperwood Nursing Home Activities Fund c/o Activity Director, 5502 West 4th, Lubbock, Texas 79416.
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