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Uvern Clay

Uvern Clay, 62, of Prescott, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at St. Michaels Hospital in Texarkana, Texas.

Uvern Clay was born February 7, 1944, in Cornerstone, to the parentage of the late Julius Clay and Bernice Toney Clay. He was a member of Cornerstone Baptist Church and later united with Mt. Ephesus Baptist Church where he was a deacon, Sunday school superintendent and teacher and a member of the Brotherhood. Uvern was a retired engineer for American Can Company and later received training from Vanderick Trading School and open his business for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. Fishing was his favorite pastime. He served in the United States Air Force from June 1962-May1966.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Julius and Bernice.

Survivors include, his wife, Bobbie Tyree Clay of Prescott; one son, Joseph C. Tyree of Kansas City, Mo.; four brothers, Leon Clay of St. Louis, Mo., Kenneth and Barbara Clay, Allen and Belinda Clay and Dennis and Ruby Clay, all of Pine Bluff; six sisters, Alma Clay and Carolyn Clay, both of Los Angeles, Calif., Everlyn and Joe Bryant, Doris Clay, and Vernetta Clay, all of Pine Bluff, and Jacqueline and Roy Tillmon of Dolton, Ill.; two grandchildren; his mother-in-law, Orene Flemons of Prescott; five brothers-in-law, Lee Willis Flemons of Denver, Colo., Sylvester Flemons of Dallas, Texas, Calvin Flemons of Prescott, Ricky Flemons of San Leandro, Calif., and Timothy Flemons of Las Vegas, Nev.; one sister-in-law, Fannie and Donald Colbert of Hope.

Funeral services were Friday, October 6, 2006, at 11 a.m. at United Methodist Church, West 2nd North Street, Prescott, with Rev. F.L. Walter pastor of Mt. Ephesus Baptist Church officiating and Elder Keelan A. Atkinson, eulogist.

Burial was in Laneburg Cemetery in Laneburg, with Brandons Mortuary of Hope in charge of arrangements.

Visitation for family and friends was Thursday, October 5, 2006 from 6-8 p.m. in the chapel of Brandons Mortuary of Hope.