Elizabeth Ann Clayton, 78, passed to be with our Lord on Sunday July 23, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Betty was born on September 8, 1944 to the late Ethel Lee Gibson Mitchell. She was adopted at age 4 by the late Barney and Clara Bertha Johnson of Hancock County and at age 6 moved to Nannie Johnson’s farm until she was 16 when they moved to Owensboro where she remained until her death.
Betty was very creative and, in her younger days, was always making something beautiful from wedding bears to flower arrangements. Her best job was as a nursing home activities director where she had the residents always engaged. She talked about those days often. Her health in later years prevented her from doing the activities she most enjoyed but she never lost her eye for beautiful things and she was always “dressed to the nines” for family activities. She also made sure that, at Christmas, everyone had their favorite snack as a part of their Christmas present from her.
Betty was also preceded in death by her husband, Randall Clayton (1999), a brother-in-law, Eddie Clayton (2014) and Grandma Pearl Adkins (1957).
She is survived by her three children, Rob Clayton (Candy Yarbray Englebert), Natalie Thompson (Scott) and Eric Clayton (Amy); brother, Fred Johnson (Shirley); and special sister, Ann Thompson; grandchildren, Chase Clayton, Anthony Stewart, Blake Minton, Spencer Clayton, Madison Minton, Natalie Thompson, Mandy Thompson, Zoe Thompson and Zak Thompson; and great-grandchildren, Alaina, Kendan, Levi, Kennedy, Ashton, Amelia, Raelynn, Hayden and Gatlin. Life will not be the same without G’ma in their lives. Betty is also survived by Randy’s family, Terry (Patsy), Donna (Larry), Tony, Judy (Carter), Sharon (Karen), Pat, Mike and Paulette and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at St. Pius Tenth Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery. Visitation is from 3 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at James H. Davis Funeral Home and Crematory with prayers at 7 p.m. and from 9 a.m. until time of Mass on Thursday at St. Pius Tenth Catholic Church.
Betty’s family wishes to thank the angels of Hospice for their tireless and dedicated work to make her journey as comfortable as possible.