Naomi “Bessie” Clayton, of Cleveland, Tennessee, passed away Monday, August 3, 2015 in a Chattanooga hospital.
She was a member of The Church of God at Zion Hill. She was a homemaker and resided in Cleveland her entire life.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James Clayton, Jr.; and parents, John Eldridge and Bertha Smith Eldridge.
She is survived by her daughter, Melinda Collier and husband, Ken of Ooltewah; and son, Larry P. Clayton of Cleveland; grandchildren, Paul Edward Dunn of Ooltewah, Melissa Wells and husband, Lamond, Alison Lattimore and husband, Casarae and John Derek Clayton and wife, Amanda Lauren all of Cleveland; great-grandchildren, Alexis Clayton and Bella Clayton; and brother, A.B. Eldridge of Ft. Oglethorpe, GA.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 7 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Anders officiating. Interment will follow in McInturff Cemetery with a white dove release ceremony concluding the service.
The family will receive friends from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6 at the Ralph Buckner Funeral Home, who has charge of the arrangements.