The Daily News-December 1975

CLAY, Earl A.

  Age 60, of Kelso, died in a Vancouver hospital.  He was born in 
Saskatoon Lake, Alta., Canada, and came to this area 21 years ago from 
Grays River.
  He was a member of the Longview Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints, IWA Local 536 and a veteran of WWII.
  Survivors include his wife, Laura G., at home; three daughters, Mrs. 
Bill Thompson of Prineville, Ore., Gloria Douglas and Mrs. Mitch Molt, 
both of Longview; three brothers, Elmer Clay of Clayhurst, B.C., 
Canada, Douglas Clay of Fort Nelson, B.C., David Godfrey of 
Bakersfield, Calif.; six sisters, Mrs. Harry Nordby of Dupree, S.D., 
Mrs. Arne Nordby of Valhalla, Alta., Canada, Mrs. Melvin Scott of 
Spokane, Mrs. Fred Catlin, Jr., of Sunnyside, Mrs. Ronald Bighill of 
Naselle, Mrs. Frank Blain of Grays River; and
five grandsons.
  Funeral services were held Friday at McVicker’s Chapel on the Hill, 
Kelso, with Dale Rasmussen officiating.
  McVicker’s Chapel on the Hill was in charge.    

Longview Memorial Park Cemetery-Longview, Wa.
05 Mar 1915-02 Dec 1975
(As transcribed by the Wahkiakum County Historical Society 2005 from 
original newspaper collection.)