Clay Barton Lindsey

Clay Barton Lindsey Asheville- Clay Barton Lindsey, 89, of Asheville, died Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at Givens Health Care Center. A native of Sylvatus, VA, Clay was a son of the late Guy and Imogene Farmer Lindsey. He was a veteran of the Army-Air Force serving during WW II and retired from DuPont Chambers Works in Deepwater, NJ in 1981 after 40 years of service. Clay and his wife were avid square dancers for many years, enjoyed traveling and playing bridge. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Margaret Ruth Kesler Lindsey; one daughter, Donna Lindsey of Clyde; one son, Brian Lindsey of Penns Grove, NJ; one sister, Virginia Hallman of Duck, WVa.; five grandchildren, Barton, Michele, Tara, Aaron and Jeremiah; seven great-grandchildren as well as one great-great-granddaughter. A funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 21, 2012 at the Western Carolina State Veteran's Cemetery Chapel in Black Mountain with Erin Miller, Chaplain with Four Seasons Hospice, officiating. Military Rites will be performed by the Buncombe County Veteran's Council and the North Carolina National Guard. The family graciously asks that in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Clay's memory to Four Seasons Hospice Compassion for Life, 571 South Allen Road, Flat Rock, NC 28731. Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.