Clayton L. Churchill
West Des Moines

Clayton L. Churchill, 78, was called home to join his heavenly Father on October 6, 2005 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 10, 2005 at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church, 3900 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines. Cremation will follow his service, and burial of his cremains will be in Ft. Dodge at a later date.

Clayton was born in Mitchellville, Iowa, and had lived in West Des Moines since 1985. He retired in 1986 from FGL Commodities Services in West Des Moines. He was a member of Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church and enjoyed camping, fishing, ballroom dancing, big band dancing, the Iowa Hawkeyes, his family activities, and being a wonderful grandpa to his grandchildren.

He will be missed by his wife, Marcelyn; sons, Marc (Wendy) of Altoona, Robert (Mary) of West Des Moines and Lary of Altoona; five grandchildren, Hunter, Noah, Corey, Austin and Michael; sisters, Dorothy Shephard of Hanford, CA, Neoma Meisel of Colfax, IA; brothers, Robert of Maxwell and Dean of Des Moines, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, other family members and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Sumner and sister, Margaret Ann.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday, October 9, 2005 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church Early Learning Center/Playground Improvement Fund or Shepherd of the Valley Good Samaritan Fund.