Wayne Clay died peacefully at his home in Tarboro, North Carolina, on Sunday morning, October 11, 2026. He was 77.
Becky Anderson Clay had been married to him for fifty-five years, and the obituary identifies their children, grandchildren, sister, niece, and nephew as the family now carrying the loss. For readers looking for the public remembrance, the service is already set.
Edgewood OFWB Church plans
A celebration of Wayne Clay's life was scheduled for Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Edgewood OFWB Church. Visitation was set to begin at 1:00 pm in the fellowship hall, with the service to follow at 2:00 pm in the sanctuary.
Interment with military honors was scheduled to follow at Edgecombe Memorial Park in Tarboro, and the family requested memorial gifts to Edgewood OFWB Church. The obituary also thanks the Gentiva Hospice staff for their care, which points to support at the end of his life without saying what caused his death.
Military service and family
Wayne Clay was born in Nash County on February 13, 1949, graduated from North Edgecombe High School, and later earned an associate degree in industrial engineering. He volunteered to serve during the Vietnam era and served honorably in the United States Army, the kind of service detail that often becomes the center of an obituary because it gives the public record its clearest outline.
He was preceded in death by Jean Cooper of Rocky Mount. He was survived by Becky Anderson Clay, Eric Clay of Macclesfield, Christy Clay Batts and Brian, Millie Clay Inscoe and Mike of Denton, Amanda Inscoe and Michael Inscoe, and grandchildren Hannah Clay, Sarah Grace Clay, Parker Batts, and Cade Batts.
What the obituary leaves open
The obituary says he died peacefully at home, but it does not say what caused his death. That silence leaves the family’s public notice focused on the life it is asking people to remember, not the medical details behind the death.
For anyone planning to attend, the practical details are already fixed: Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at Edgewood OFWB Church, with visitation at 1:00 pm, the service at 2:00 pm, and burial afterward at Edgecombe Memorial Park in Tarboro.
