Obituary: Dee Clayton

</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[Deanann Louise "Dee" Clayton, 33, of Shawneetown, died at her home at 3:14 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2011, after a battle with kidney cancer.

She was born in Eldorado on Dec. 2, 1977, to Willard Dean and Margaret Ann "Margie" (Scherrer) Clayton. She worked at the family business, Shawneetown Harbor Service as a secretary. Dee was a member if the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shawneetown. After she successfully lost one hundred and ten pounds of weight she became a proficient athlete. She cycled to victory at the TBRA Tennessee State Mountain Bike Championship, competed in the Hell of the South road race in the previous year. One race was hundred miles long and Dee completed that in four hours and 30 minutes.

She was very active in several charities and fund raising events, especially the Susan G. Komen Evansville Race for the Cure. For the last four years including this year she was top individual fund raiser for the Race for the Cure. She will be greatly missed by her friends, family and the community.

Dee is survived by her mother, Margie Clayton of Shawneetown; one brother, Gary Wayne and Hollie Clayton of Shawneetown; grandparents, Bill and Louise Scherrer of Shawneetown; one uncle, Bill and Chris Scherrer of Shawneetown; one aunt, Norma Gene and George Patton of Shawneetown; two nephews, Kaleb and Cade Clayton; and several cousins.

She was preceded in death by her father; and grandparents, C.L. and Josephine Clayton.

Visitation for Dee will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, 2011, at the Vickery Funeral Chapel in Shawneetown, with prayer service at 6 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011, at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shawneetown with Father Steven Beatty conducting Mass. Burial will follow at Westwood Cemetery in Shawneetown.

Donations in Dee's memory may be made to the Shawneetown Beautification Committee.

Internet condolences may be made at the Internet site www.vickeryfuneralchapel.com.