Mr. Merriam "Gary" Clay, 76, passed away on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, Foley, Alabama.
Mr. Clay was a native of Waynesboro, Mississippi, former resident of Mobile, Alabama and has resided at the Glen Lakes Golf Community in Foley, Alabama for the past 22 years.
He graduated from Murphy High school in Mobile, Alabama. 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 four honorary fraternities and served as president of 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 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 corporate headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia. Mr. Clay's career carried all across the United States and abroad.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Judy (Bell) Clay of Foley, Alabama; mother, Jewel Whitney Clay of Mobile, Alabama; one son, Mike P. (Karen) Clay of Mobile, Alabama; two brothers, Don (Carolyn) Clay of Daphne, Alabama and Kim (Jane) Clay of Hendersonville, North Carolina; two sisters, Jane Morton of Mobile, Alabama and Lisa Clay of Mobile, Alabama; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Memorial services will be Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017 at 3 p.m. at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home, with Bro. Mike Hutto officiating.
Family will receive friends Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, from 2 to 3 p.m., at the Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Home.
Interment will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Atmore, Alabama.
Honorary pallbearers will be Mike Clay, Steve Jones, Jerry DuBose, Tim Newman, Don Clay and Kim Clay.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Moyeville Baptist Church or Overlook Presbyterian Church in Mobile, Alabama.
Petty-Eastside Chapel Funeral Homes LLC in charge of all arrangements, Atmore, Alabama.
