Clayton Michael LeGrand
September 20, 1977 ~ January 16, 2011
Resided in:
Arden, NC
Clayton M. LeGrand
Arden- Clayton Michael LeGrand, 33, of Arden, died unexpectedly Sunday, January 16, 2011.
A native of Indianapolis, IN, he was the son of J. Michael LeGrand of Jamestown, NC and Priscilla LeGrand Passmore and her husband, Jim, of Arden.
In addition to his parents, Clay is survived by his fiancée, Aimee Chesson of Kernersville, NC; a son, Caleb Orion LeGrand; a sister, Nicole LeGrand-Gilliatt and her husband, Matthew, of Westfield, IN and a brother, Luke LeGrand of Arden.
A Life Celebration Service will be held at 1:00 PM Saturday, January 22, 2011 at the Harvest Time Assembly of God, 227 Summit Street, Asheville, NC 28803. The family will receive friends at the church following the service.
The family graciously asks that in lieu of flowers, memorial donations be made to assist with the continued care of Clay's son, Caleb, to Priscilla L. Passmore, PO Box 385, Arden, NC 28704.
Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian is assisting the family.
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God Bless you Clay, peace be with you!!
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Jim, Priscilla and Family,
We are so sorry for your loss. We can’t begin to imagine how you feel but we trust God to comfort you in ways only He can do. May you constantly feel His presence surrounding you and know that you are loved by your Church Family. If we can do anything for you please do not hesitate to let us know. We love you and you have our deepest heartfelt sympathy. God Bless You All.
Priscilla & Jim, Our prayers and thoughts are with you. We are so very sorry for your loss and pray that God surrounds you with His love and comfort. And that He will carry you during this time of grieving. We love you both.
Priscilla, I am truly sorry for your loss. With all my LOVE!! Darleene Hill Phelps
Priscilla, I am so very sorry for your loss my heart goes out to you, but I know the Lord is with you and will help you through this time of sorrow. If I can help in any way please let me know. I love you and God bless you.
Jim, Priscilla,Luke and family,
We are so saddened by the passing of Clay. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. It is so wonderful to have the assurance that the Lord is and will forever be our comfort and peace. We will continue to pray for you. Love Charles and Judy
Jim,Priscilla and family.I am so sorry about your loss.I can share your grief because I know what you are feeling.May God be with you to comfort you.He says in His word (Hebrew 13;5) that He will never leave us or forsake us when we need Him but go with us all of the way so lean on Him and take Him at His word and let Him help you bear your sorrow.Love and hugs to the family.
Clay was my very first boyfriend..I will cary love and memories of him for the rest of my life. It’s been 20 years since I have seen him, but I will never forget him. My prayers are with you.
You’ll be on our minds forever Clay.
love and prayers.Melvin,billie and melvina.
Our hearts and prayers are with you all.We are so sorry for your loss.I pray that during this time God will give you strength and comfort beyond measure.We look to that time where there will be no more tears,no more pain and ‘death will be swallowed up in victory’.Now Clay is in perfect peace- that peace that passes understanding.There are so many things we don’t understand but we are not to ‘lean to our own understanding’.We just have to trust.
I was touched by the love and tenderness Clay expressed toward his son when he was here.The memories of Clay will be kept alive in Caleb through the years and he will never forget his father.
‘The Lord is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms.’
I did not know your son, but my dad (Don Buckner) went to HTA at one time. I am sorry for your loss, may God give you the comfort and the strenght to go through this.
Ah Clay, you were always such a happy person, if it was 5 years ago or 20 you always had a smiling face. I’m happy we reconnected and had a couple chats on facebook before you were taken, you will be missed by the entire Alkire family! Sending the family strength and lots of prayers as they go thru this difficult time.
God speed, brother!
Thinking of you and extend God’s blessings to you and family at this difficult time.
Dorothy (LeGrand) Tompkins
I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of Clay. He was a large part of my childhood, and I made many friends through Clay that I still keep today. He had a huge heart with that smile and laugh. He will be missed by many.
damnit Clay, you always made me laugh til i almost cried.
it’s sad that now i do. God bless you and yours.
Mike and Priscilla:
How time flies. I remember back to 1987 when you both were so gracious and kind in helping my family relocate to Indy. We are so sorry to hear of your loss. May God take care of your families thru this. God bless. Donna & Jerry
Clay, this world will not be the same without you buddy, you were certaintly one of a kind. I remember you as the kind of friend that would go over and above to help out. We laughed together, we cried together, we smiled together. I will never ever forget you. Peace be with you my indy friend. Sincerely, Greg Newton.
I am so deeply sorry to learn of your family’s loss. Words can not express or ease the pain that each and everyone of you are feeling at this time. Please know all of you are in my thoughts and prayers and will continue to be as time passes.
Sincerely,
Sara Ruback-Calac, former classmate of Nicole’s from Westfield
Michael, Luke, and Family,
We are so sorry for your loss. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time.
-Amanda, Ric, & Matt
My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Clayton LeGrand. May God comfort you all in this time of grief. R.I.P. Clayton.
Priscilla,
We are so sorry to hear about your loss. You and your family are in our thoughts and prayers.
Love always and God Bless,
Your Friends on CLC2
Priscilla,
I am so sorry to hear about your lose. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. May God be with you and help hold you up in this time of need and sorrow. I love you! If you need anything please let me know.
Michael and Family,
Our prayers and thoughts are with you at this time. Our deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family. We pray God will grant you strength during this time.
Michael, Luke, Nicole and Matt – Our hearts are heavy and sad over the loss of Clay. He was very special to us. May God bring peace and comfort to all of your family, as only He can. Remember – The LORD is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.(Psalm 34:18); GOD is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. (Psalms 46:1)
Our prayers are with you all.
Dear Pricilla,
I am praying that God will send His peace for the many grieving ones left by Clay’s passing into Glory. Seems like only yesterday when he & Tommy, starting in kindergarten, began a life long friendship as ‘brothers’. We all loved Clay and our family is deeply saddened by this loss. He had a sweet soul. We will pray for you and your family. Love in Christ, Sandy
GOD has a great design for our lives, even if we can’t see it.
Your heavenly family has prepared a comfortable bed for Clayton to rest his head and relief him of his woes. Trust GOD, he knows what’s best for all of us. In time he will pull you through the of pain and despair of losing your love one.
CJGreene
Dear Priscilla and family,
I am so sorry for your loss.My thoughts are with you during such a difficult time.
Your friend at the VA,
Sorry to hear of your loss. The Lord has plans for all of us. Some are needed sooner than others. My condolences to you, Luke and the rest of your family. My prayers are with you.
Michael and Family,
I am saddened to hear about the loss of your precious son, Clayton Michael LeGrand. May God comfort you and your family at this difficult time. Praying for you…
Clay, there isn’t anything I would give up in this world to speak to you one last time. Everything I am was shaped in some part by growing up next door to you. Maybe after this life, I’ll be somewhere where they have a language to express all the things I don’t have the words for here.
Michael and family,
We were deeply saddened to hear of the death of Clay. May his soul rest in eternal peace through the mercy of God.
Our hearts go out to you and your family during this difficult time and we are sorry for your loss. May the sorrow you feel in your heart lighten by the love that surrounds you. We pray that the Grace and Peace of Christ carry you through, and offer hope and comfort as you remember and celebrate the Clay’s life.
My love, thoughts and prayers go out to Clay’s family & close friends. I don’t know if there was a kinder soul than Clay. He cared so much and always would let you know he loved you. I will hold all the times we shared in my heart and carry him with me always. The last time we talked on 1-14-11 all he could talk about was the love he found with his son. Nothing made him more complete than Caleb. The love of a Father never goes away, even in death. May your hearts and spirits find peace in knowing how much he loved you all. My dearest Condolences and Love.
Clay will always be remembered and Loved by our family. Clay gave Jacob his first tent,which he loves to play in. My son Michael got his very own bed, My daughter would always walk up and punch Clay in the shoulder so one time we said we thought she was flirting with Clay and she turned beet red and ran in her room.She came out a few minutes later and couldn’t stop smiling so for the next week or so Clay was her boyfriend…. Makayla is seven Years old.
Sincerely,
The Melville Family
Clay, I can still hear your laugh from yrs ago and I remember how your eyes disappeared when you smiled. GOD BLESS YOU!
The LeGrand Family: I am so sorry for your loss, may GODS arms embrace you and give you comfort during this difficult time.
Mickey, Nicole and Luke,
Thinking of you and your family. I was so sad to hear of this news from my Dad. I’ll never forget when Clay came to KY to stay with us on the farm for a while! We had a great time working in tobacco, fishing and hanging out! Thinking of you all and sending lots of prayers your way.
Love,
Whitney
Clay was a valued childhood friend of mine. We met as he was walking through our property. We spent many evenings and weekends riding bikes, walking, playing Nintendo and talking. He was there for me through some childhood difficulties. After many years, we spoke a few short weeks ago. I had hopes we would stay in touch after a long period of silence. As tough as he was, I know his heart was for his friends and family. I extend my sincerest condolences to his son, parents, sister, brother and fiancee.
I have many fond childhood memories of Clay and I playing outside and getting into a little mischief. I hope that his son has a rich childhood as Clay did. I regret not staying in better contact with you. You were a lot of fun. We will miss you, Clay. Many prayers for your family and finace.