Boyd Clanton

Boyd Clanton, 92, a resident of Obion, died Sunday afternoon, Nov. 25, 2018, at The Waters in Union City.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at White & Mahon Funeral Home, with Rick Knoll officiating.
Burial will follow in Mt Moriah Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Larry Albright, Greg Clanton, Barry Bondurant, Paul Albright, Pete Burpo, Cole-man Carpenter and Jason Menees.
The family will receive friends from noon until 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home.
Clanton was born on April 1, 1926, in Walla Walla, Washington, son of the late Morgan and Eva (Wright) Clanton. He married the former Peggy Fitz on June 14, 1947. She survives.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a member of Oak Ridge Church of Christ in the Mt. Moriah community and a member of the VFW Post 4862.
The family requests memorials be sent to: St. Jude, P.O. Box 1000 Dept., 142 Memphis, TN 38148-0142 and Tennessee Children’s Home, 804 Branham Hughes Circle, Springhill, TN 37174.
Clanton is also survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Rhonda and Ty Tanner of Union City; a son, John Scott Clanton of Obion; two granddaughters, Misty Menees of Martin and Lori Carpenter of Troy; four great-grandchildren; and a cousin, Irene Clanton Barnes of Counce.
He was also preceded in death by his brother, Robert Earl Clanton.
Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home website: www.white-ranson.com.

Published 11.26.18