Mr. Merriam Gary Clay

September 13, 1940 - August 21, 2017

Mr. Merriam “Gary” Clay, 76, passed away on Monday, August 21, 2017, Foley, Alabama. Mr. Clay was a native of Waynesboro, MS, former resident of Mobile, AL and has resided at the Glen Lakes Golf Community in Foley, AL for the past 22 years. He graduated from Murphy High school in Mobile, AL. He attended the University of Alabama for one year; he was a 1970 graduate of the University of Florida, from the school of industrial engineering with a Bachelor of Arts and Science, where he served as a member of 4 Honorary Fraternities and served as president Tau Beta Phi and OmiCron Delta. He was named Industrial Engineer of the year for the State of Florida, while attending the University of Florida at Gainesville. He was a veteran of the US Air Force and the Air Force Reserve. He was a member of Gainesville Jaycee’s Sertoma Club and the Lion’s Club. He was a member of the Glen Lakes Golf Club Community. He was retired from the United Parcel Service (UPS), as an industrial engineer operation manager for 28 years from Corp Headquarters in Atlanta GA. Mr. Clay’s career carried all across the United States and abroad. He is preceded in death by his father, Therell D. Clay. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy (Bell) Clay of Foley, AL; mother, Jewel Whitney Clay of Mobile, AL; one son, Mike P. (Karen) Clay of Mobile, AL; two brothers, Don (Carolyn) Clay of Daphne, AL and Kim (Jane) Clay of Hendersonville, NC; two sisters, Jane Morton of Mobile, AL and Lisa Clay of Mobile, AL and numerous nieces, nephews other relatives & many friends. Memorial services will be Saturday, September 9, 2017 at 3:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home with Bro. Mike Hutto officiating. Family will receive friends Saturday, September 9, 2017 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, Alabama. Honorary Pallbearers will Mike Clay, Steve Jones, Jerry DuBose, Tim Newman, Don Clay and Kim Clay. In Lieu of Flowers memorials maybe made to the Moyeville Baptist Church of Overlook Presbyterian Church in Mobile, AL. Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes, LLC in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Alabama.