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Obituary for Clayton


Published in the Albuquerque Journal on Tuesday December 29, 1998

Noveline Williams Clayton, 79, a resident of Albuquerque since 1958, died December 24, 1998. She was born December 8, 1919 in Purvis, TX to Charles Bishop and Emma Landes Williams, the third of four children. Her sister Ethel Robinson, has preceded her in death. She married Hensley Doyle Clayton on December 20, 1942, and together they had six children. She was preceded in death by her daughters, Jana Doyle, Christy Lynn and Pamella Lou and her parents, all of whom died in a tragic accident on December 26, 1952. Her husband of 52 years, Doyle passed away on August 12, 1994. Noveline is survived by her sons, Michael Hensley Clayton and wife, Christine of Albuquerque, and Philip Williams Clayton and wife, Davra of Albuquerque; daughter, Jalynn Mella Clayton and husband, Todd Heisey of Albuquerque; grandchildren, Anna Nicole Clayton, Nicholas Doyle Clayton, Thane Clayton Heisey, Trevin Boone Clayton Heisey, and Allison Esther Clayton all of Albuquerque; brother, C.B. Williams of Arkansas; sister, Emma Tucker of Arkansas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mrs. Clayton, was a third grade teacher for over 21 years at Sombre del Monte Elementary School in Albuquerque. Her many talents included sewing, quilting, crafts, cooking, and teaching. Noveline was a great advocate of education and the pursuit of excellence in all endeavoors. She was a strong woman of faith and wonderful mother; generous, kind-hearted, and devoted...a blessing to all who knew her. Services will be held, Tuesday, 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church, 9500 Constitution NE with Rev. Gerald White officiating. Interment will take place at Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Friends may visit French Mortuary, 7121 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Monday from 2:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. French Mortuary, Wyoming Blvd. NE.


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