Contributed by Glenn Huffman

The subject of this sketch, Clay Day, was born May 4th 1874; died Sept. 3rd, 1939, aged 65 years, 4 months and 3 days [sic]. Clay was the son of the late Joshua and Christena Sites Day. The deceased is survived by one brother, John Day, of Delroy, Ohio. Three brothers who preceded him in death are the Rev. Albert Day, Jasper and Page. Those of his sisters who preceded him in death are Minnie, Laura, Miss Iva and Maggie. Two half sisters survive, Pearl and May.
The subject of this sketch was a descendant of a noted family. Back in the early years, of statehood his father, Joshua Day, represented Pendleton county in the West Virginia Legislature and was sheriff of Pendleton county and a member of the County Court of Pendleton.
Clay was a graduate of the law school of the University of West Virginia bur never engaged in the practice of law. He was also an outstanding school teacher, having taught 35 years and at his death was one of the oldest teachers in the county. The writer on one occasion asked him why he did not practice his law profession instead of teaching in the public schools. He remarked that it would give him a better living but the law practice of today was attended with so much dishonesty that no man could practice law successfully and be honest, so he chose the teachers profession at a sacrifice of a better living. Aside from his being a teacher in the day school, he was an excellent Sunday School teacher.
The deceased leaves to mourn his loss a wife, who was before marriage a Miss Lewis, and 6 children. The sons are Dolph, Ray and Page; the daughters are Misses Gay, Doris and Loris.
On Monday after a short funeral service at the home, conducted by the Rev. Beard of the Presbyterian Church and Rev. H. E. Richardson of the U. B. Church, his body was removed to the Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Obituary abstract, Pendleton Times, Friday, Sept. 15, 1939