Noah Lee Clay

Funeral services for Noah Lee Clay, 78, of Lufkin will be held Saturday, November 11, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Pat Bozeman officiating. Graveside services with military honors will follow in the Whitehouse Cemetery.

Mrs. Clay was born July 25, 1939 in Kirbyville, Texas to the late Minnie Elizabeth (Strickland) and Noah Lee Thacker, and died Friday, November 3, 2017 in Huntington.

Mrs. Clay had resided in Lufkin for 34 years. She served in the U.S. Navy and taught math at Jasper High School and Angelina College for a combined 21 years. Mrs. Clay loved her great-grandchildren the most and enjoyed spending time with her family. She attended the First Church of the Nazarene.

Survivors include her husband, Eugene Clay of Lufkin; daughter, Karla Clay of Galveston; granddaughter, Abby Clay of Huntington; great-grandchildren, Mason Arnold and Emma Villarreal, both of Huntington; sister, Bonnie King of Kirbyville; and a number of nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Audie Ray Smith.

Pallbearers will be Ferrel Smith, Jr., Doug Stanley, Mike Branson, Ron Rawls, Jeff Arnold, and Michael Rawls.

Honorary pallbearers will be Elray King, Bobby Joe Williams, Jerry Curl, Bill Smith, and Mike Walker.

Memorial contributions may be made to Global Treasury Services of the First Church of the Nazarene, P.O. Box 843116, Kansas City, Missouri 64184.

The family will welcome friends and loved ones from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home.

Memories and condolences may be added, and live webcasting of the services may be viewed at www.carrowayfuneralhome.com.

Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.