William Riley "Poor Boy Bill" Clayton, World War II veteran and devoted family man, died on July 11, 2014 at 91 years of age.
Bill was born on August 9, 1922 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Mark Clayton and Thelma Catherine Waters. Bill graduated from Stroud High School in 1940. It was in Stroud where Bill met his wife of over 68 years, Wanda "Janie" English Clayton. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and served his country for 24 years. He was stationed in Oklahoma, Texas, Iceland, Japan, and Morocco. After his honorable discharge in 1966, Bill opened his own exterminating business in El Paso, Texas. He loved checkers, the St. Louis Cardinals, crossword puzzles, and two kinds of pie hot and cold. He was famous for always asking people he met if he might be able to borrow a dollar and complemented all with "you just get prettier and prettier every time I see you."
He is survived by his wife, two children, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Bill was a dear man with a deep inner wisdom wrapped in a country down-home charm. He will be missed.
Bill was born on August 9, 1922 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Mark Clayton and Thelma Catherine Waters. Bill graduated from Stroud High School in 1940. It was in Stroud where Bill met his wife of over 68 years, Wanda "Janie" English Clayton. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and served his country for 24 years. He was stationed in Oklahoma, Texas, Iceland, Japan, and Morocco. After his honorable discharge in 1966, Bill opened his own exterminating business in El Paso, Texas. He loved checkers, the St. Louis Cardinals, crossword puzzles, and two kinds of pie hot and cold. He was famous for always asking people he met if he might be able to borrow a dollar and complemented all with "you just get prettier and prettier every time I see you."
He is survived by his wife, two children, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Bill was a dear man with a deep inner wisdom wrapped in a country down-home charm. He will be missed.
William Riley "Poor Boy Bill" Clayton, World War II veteran and devoted family man, died on July 11, 2014 at 91 years of age.
Bill was born on August 9, 1922 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Mark Clayton and Thelma Catherine Waters. Bill graduated from Stroud High School in 1940. It was in Stroud where Bill met his wife of over 68 years, Wanda "Janie" English Clayton. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and served his country for 24 years. He was stationed in Oklahoma, Texas, Iceland, Japan, and Morocco. After his honorable discharge in 1966, Bill opened his own exterminating business in El Paso, Texas. He loved checkers, the St. Louis Cardinals, crossword puzzles, and two kinds of pie hot and cold. He was famous for always asking people he met if he might be able to borrow a dollar and complemented all with "you just get prettier and prettier every time I see you."
He is survived by his wife, two children, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Bill was a dear man with a deep inner wisdom wrapped in a country down-home charm. He will be missed.
Bill was born on August 9, 1922 in Stroud, Oklahoma to Mark Clayton and Thelma Catherine Waters. Bill graduated from Stroud High School in 1940. It was in Stroud where Bill met his wife of over 68 years, Wanda "Janie" English Clayton. Bill enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1942 and served his country for 24 years. He was stationed in Oklahoma, Texas, Iceland, Japan, and Morocco. After his honorable discharge in 1966, Bill opened his own exterminating business in El Paso, Texas. He loved checkers, the St. Louis Cardinals, crossword puzzles, and two kinds of pie hot and cold. He was famous for always asking people he met if he might be able to borrow a dollar and complemented all with "you just get prettier and prettier every time I see you."
He is survived by his wife, two children, seven grandchildren, and two great grandchildren. Bill was a dear man with a deep inner wisdom wrapped in a country down-home charm. He will be missed.
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