Helen Alcott Clayton, age 83, passed away 10 September 2019 at Aspire Physical Recovery Center in Vestavia Hills, after a prolonged illness with PSP. She was born on August 31, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from Washington High School in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1954 and served in the US Air Force. She attended Huntington College, then worked as a legal secretary and administrative assistant. She retired from the Alabama Supreme Court System in 2001.
She is preceded in death by her parents Earl Alcott and Ruby Hobart Alcott Kutina, brothers Mike Alcott and Frank Alcott, son Brian Keith Clark, daughters-in-law Carole Clark and Dolores Barrow, stepson Kimball Clayton and stepmother, Louise E. Hitsman-Alcott.
Helen is survived by her husband Billy Clayton; sister Sharon (Bob) Checkalski; brothers Terry Kutina, Lonny (Linda) Kutina, Larry Alcott, Tom (Dianna) Alcott, and Louise (Frank) Alcott; children Greg Clark, Karen (Dave) Heymann, and Gary Clark, stepchildren Seth (Lori) Clayton, Roger (Jennifer) Clayton, Jamie Clayton, Karsten Clayton, Lorria (Dave) Becker, and Galen Clayton; grandchildren Scott Clark, Whitney Clark, Jessica Heymann, Jordan Heymann, Joey Clark, and Will Clark; eighteen step grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Helen was a loving wife and mother, and embraced everyone with open arms. She loved ballroom, country, and line dancing, and teaching it to others. She also enjoyed growing beautiful flowers, spending time with children, parties, and traveling. After she and Billy retired, they taught ballroom dancing on twenty-six cruises.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 11:00 am at Dalraida UMC. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Graduate of Washington High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Class of 1954.
She is preceded in death by her parents Earl Alcott and Ruby Hobart Alcott Kutina, brothers Mike Alcott and Frank Alcott, son Brian Keith Clark, daughters-in-law Carole Clark and Dolores Barrow, stepson Kimball Clayton and stepmother, Louise E. Hitsman-Alcott.
Helen is survived by her husband Billy Clayton; sister Sharon (Bob) Checkalski; brothers Terry Kutina, Lonny (Linda) Kutina, Larry Alcott, Tom (Dianna) Alcott, and Louise (Frank) Alcott; children Greg Clark, Karen (Dave) Heymann, and Gary Clark, stepchildren Seth (Lori) Clayton, Roger (Jennifer) Clayton, Jamie Clayton, Karsten Clayton, Lorria (Dave) Becker, and Galen Clayton; grandchildren Scott Clark, Whitney Clark, Jessica Heymann, Jordan Heymann, Joey Clark, and Will Clark; eighteen step grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Helen was a loving wife and mother, and embraced everyone with open arms. She loved ballroom, country, and line dancing, and teaching it to others. She also enjoyed growing beautiful flowers, spending time with children, parties, and traveling. After she and Billy retired, they taught ballroom dancing on twenty-six cruises.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 11:00 am at Dalraida UMC. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Graduate of Washington High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Class of 1954.
Helen Alcott Clayton, age 83, passed away 10 September 2019 at Aspire Physical Recovery Center in Vestavia Hills, after a prolonged illness with PSP. She was born on August 31, 1936 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She graduated from Washington High School in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1954 and served in the US Air Force. She attended Huntington College, then worked as a legal secretary and administrative assistant. She retired from the Alabama Supreme Court System in 2001.
She is preceded in death by her parents Earl Alcott and Ruby Hobart Alcott Kutina, brothers Mike Alcott and Frank Alcott, son Brian Keith Clark, daughters-in-law Carole Clark and Dolores Barrow, stepson Kimball Clayton and stepmother, Louise E. Hitsman-Alcott.
Helen is survived by her husband Billy Clayton; sister Sharon (Bob) Checkalski; brothers Terry Kutina, Lonny (Linda) Kutina, Larry Alcott, Tom (Dianna) Alcott, and Louise (Frank) Alcott; children Greg Clark, Karen (Dave) Heymann, and Gary Clark, stepchildren Seth (Lori) Clayton, Roger (Jennifer) Clayton, Jamie Clayton, Karsten Clayton, Lorria (Dave) Becker, and Galen Clayton; grandchildren Scott Clark, Whitney Clark, Jessica Heymann, Jordan Heymann, Joey Clark, and Will Clark; eighteen step grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Helen was a loving wife and mother, and embraced everyone with open arms. She loved ballroom, country, and line dancing, and teaching it to others. She also enjoyed growing beautiful flowers, spending time with children, parties, and traveling. After she and Billy retired, they taught ballroom dancing on twenty-six cruises.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 11:00 am at Dalraida UMC. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Graduate of Washington High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Class of 1954.
She is preceded in death by her parents Earl Alcott and Ruby Hobart Alcott Kutina, brothers Mike Alcott and Frank Alcott, son Brian Keith Clark, daughters-in-law Carole Clark and Dolores Barrow, stepson Kimball Clayton and stepmother, Louise E. Hitsman-Alcott.
Helen is survived by her husband Billy Clayton; sister Sharon (Bob) Checkalski; brothers Terry Kutina, Lonny (Linda) Kutina, Larry Alcott, Tom (Dianna) Alcott, and Louise (Frank) Alcott; children Greg Clark, Karen (Dave) Heymann, and Gary Clark, stepchildren Seth (Lori) Clayton, Roger (Jennifer) Clayton, Jamie Clayton, Karsten Clayton, Lorria (Dave) Becker, and Galen Clayton; grandchildren Scott Clark, Whitney Clark, Jessica Heymann, Jordan Heymann, Joey Clark, and Will Clark; eighteen step grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Helen was a loving wife and mother, and embraced everyone with open arms. She loved ballroom, country, and line dancing, and teaching it to others. She also enjoyed growing beautiful flowers, spending time with children, parties, and traveling. After she and Billy retired, they taught ballroom dancing on twenty-six cruises.
A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 14, at 11:00 am at Dalraida UMC. The family will receive friends immediately following the service.
Graduate of Washington High School, St. Paul, Minnesota. Class of 1954.
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