ELLA MARIE (DURDEN) CLAYTON

Ella Marie (Durden) Clayton, age 96, of Bedias, TX, widow of Wilmer (Bill) Clayton, died April 13, 2022 in Bryan, TX.

A funeral service was held 2:00 p.m., Friday, April 22, 2022 at Memorial Oaks Chapel with Rev. Nathan Holk, officiant. Burial followed in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Mrs. Clayton was born on July 12, 1925 to Byron Dewitt and Mary Lizzie Jones Durden in Brenham, TX. She was baptized on October 19, 1941. On April 27, 1946 she married Wilmer (Bill) Clayton in Hempstead.

Mrs. Clayton is survived by her daughter, Shirley Jean Clayton of Magnolia, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Clayton is preceded in death by her husband, Wilmer W. Clayton, parents; father-in-law and mother-in-law, George Clayton and Lola Snow; sisters and brother-inlaw, Dorothy and Helmus Schwettmann, Kathryn and Leslie Clayton, and Edwina and Lloyd Thomas.

Pallbearers were Clayton Peters, Steve Sodich, Dr. Edgar Wells, Armando Garcia, Nickie Thomas, and Roland Wittner.

Memorials may be directed to any animal rescue charity of choice.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 West Main Street, Brenham, TX 77833. To post a tribute to the family, visit www.me