William A.  "Bill" Clay, of Huntington, formerly of Warsaw and North Webster, died at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, January 23, 2016, at his home.

Bill was born on October 9, 1942, in Warsaw, the son of Cloice and Cleo (Parker) Clay.  He graduated from Warsaw High School in 1961 and married Paula G. Hardin on February 16, 1974 in North Webster.

Bill retired in 2000 from Bristol Myers (Zimmers) in Warsaaw after 39 years of services.  He was a member of American Legion Posts #223 of Syracuse, and formerly of Post #253 of North Webster, where he served as SAL Commander for two years.  He was an avid golfer, scoring a hole-in-one on August 6, 2013.  He was also a Green Bay Packers fan.

Survivors include his wife of 41 years:  Paula G. Clay, Huntington; two daughters:  Cathy A (Brett) Groth, Olen, Iowa, Stacey (Scott) Lewis, Huntington; a son:  SFC Brian (Wendy) Clay, Clarksville, Tennessee; three sisters:  Carroll Laney, Warsaw; Marita Cox, Akron, Delores Ginther, Bremen; and 12 grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Marvin Clay.

There are no visitation services.