Clara Deanna May Obituary
The world bids farewell to Clara Deanna May of Martin, Kentucky, departing on January 11, 2026 at the age of 86. Clara leaves behind memories cherished by the community. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Dean R. Merritt and Wilma Agnes "Billie" Leslie Merritt; her daughter LaDonna Rose Patton; her grandson Brandon Merle Nicholas Sizemore; her brothers, John David and Robert Taylor Merritt; and her son-in-law Steven Terry Sizemore.
She is survived by: her daughters, Leslie Ann May Swan (Ken) and Joyce May Sizemore of Martin; her grandchildren, Stephanie Wallace (Brian), Shannon Birkhead (Nate), Rory Patton (Carrie), Alex Patton (Lace), Dane Sizemore and Ashton Sizemore; her great grandchildren, Kateland McDonald, Nicholas McDonald, Connor Kute (Lauren), Ethan, Emma, Eli, Everett Birkhead, Reece, Paula Patton, Ava, Kane Patton and Emmy Sizemore; her great great grandchildren, Kayden Romans, Hadlee, Cecilia Meade and Brynlee McDonald; and her siblings, Rhonda Howard, Delores Leslie Reichenbach and Curtis Merritt.
She was a proud supporter of the Wounded Warrior Project, Paralyzed Veterans of America, Father Flanagan's Boys Home, American Heart Association, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital and Alice Lloyd College.
