CLAYTON, Robert Lee 1920-1977

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CLAYTON, Robert Lee 1920-1977

CLAYTON, PEDERSON, BEYER

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Date: 4/29/2010 at 13:55:57

Robert Lee Clayton Sr. 1920-1977
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MITCHELL -- Robert Lee Clayton Sr., 77, died on Saturday, September 6, 1997, at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage, with the Rev. Rose Marie Lewis of Faith Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military rites provided by Osage V.F.W. Post 7920 and Osage American Legion Post 278.
Visitation is from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Robert Lee Clayton Sr. was born February 25, 1920, in Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Matt and Ann (Pederson) Clayton. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church. In 1925, Robert moved with his parents and brothers and sister to the United States, where they settled in Mitchell. He attended school in Mitchell and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1937. He was confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage.
Bob, as most knew him, helped in construction of Highway 9 before enlisting in the U.S. Naval Air Force in April of 1940 with his two brothers. He served as a crew chief and metal smith on the Navy's PBY aircraft. After achieving the rank of Aviation Chief Metal Smith and surviving the Japanese attack on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, he was discharged in 1946.
Robert was united in marriage to Dorothy Rose Beyer, also of Mitchell, on December 16, 1943, in San Diego, Calif. To this union six children were born. After his discharge from service they returned to Mitchell where he opened and operated Clayton's Body and Welding Shop, which he operated until 1969, when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was forced to retire.
Following his retirement, Bob continued to display his can do attitude by remaining active. He enjoyed attending auctions, buying and selling, yard work, conversing with friends and always keeping one eye on his children just in case they got out of line. Bob was a member of the V.F.W., American Legion and Disabled American Veterans.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Mitchell, and his children and their spouses, Robert Lee Clayton Jr. and his wife, Myra, of Rock Springs, Wyo., Cheryl Bonjour and her husband, Lynn, of Osage, Laurie Barta and her husband, Donald, of Manly, Brian Clayton and his wife, Kim, of Mitchell, and Lyle Clayton and his wife, Sandy, of Fond Du Lac, Wis.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and stepgrandchildren; one sister, Mildred Reasland of Minneapolis, Minn.; one brother, Kenneth Clayton and his wife, Mary, of Lemoore, Calif.; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Pamela; and a brother, Harold.
[ Mason City Globe Gazette; September 8, 1997 ]
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Photos of Robert and Dorothy. The 40th wedding anniversary was Dec. 16, 1983.

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Obituary: Robert Lee Clayton Sr. 1920-1977 #1: MITCHELL -- Robert Lee Clayton Sr., 77, died on Saturday, September 6, 1997, at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center, Iowa City. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, Osage, with the Rev. Rose Marie Lewis of Faith Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with military rites provided by Osage V.F.W. Post 7920 and Osage American Legion Post 278. Visitation is from 4 to 9 p.m. today at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the family receiving friends from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Robert Lee Clayton Sr. was born February 25, 1920, in Bruno, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Matt and Ann (Pederson) Clayton. He was baptized in the Lutheran Church. In 1925, Robert moved with his parents and brothers and sister to the United States, where they settled in Mitchell. He attended school in Mitchell and graduated from Mitchell High School in 1937. He was confirmed at Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Osage. Bob, as most knew him, helped in construction of Highway 9 before enlisting in the U.S. Naval Air Force in April of 1940 with his two brothers. He served as a crew chief and metal smith on the Navy's PBY aircraft. After achieving the rank of Aviation Chief Metal Smith and surviving the Japanese attack on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, he was discharged in 1946. Robert was united in marriage to Dorothy Rose Beyer, also of Mitchell, on December 16, 1943, in San Diego, Calif. To this union six children were born. After his discharge from service they returned to Mitchell where he opened and operated Clayton's Body and Welding Shop, which he operated until 1969, when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and was forced to retire. Following his retirement, Bob continued to display his can do attitude by remaining active. He enjoyed attending auctions, buying and selling, yard work, conversing with friends and always keeping one eye on his children just in case they got out of line. Bob was a member of the V.F.W., American Legion and Disabled American Veterans. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of Mitchell, and his children and their spouses, Robert Lee Clayton Jr. and his wife, Myra, of Rock Springs, Wyo., Cheryl Bonjour and her husband, Lynn, of Osage, Laurie Barta and her husband, Donald, of Manly, Brian Clayton and his wife, Kim, of Mitchell, and Lyle Clayton and his wife, Sandy, of Fond Du Lac, Wis.; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and stepgrandchildren; one sister, Mildred Reasland of Minneapolis, Minn.; one brother, Kenneth Clayton and his wife, Mary, of Lemoore, Calif.; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Pamela; and a brother, Harold. [ Mason City Globe Gazette; September 8, 1997 ] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- #2: Photos of Robert and Dorothy. The 40th wedding anniversary was Dec. 16, 1983.
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