Virginia L. Clayton

Virginia L. Clayton, 81 of Sioux City, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014 at a local hospital. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 30, 2014 at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel with Reverend Roger Madden officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Monday, December 29th at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel with family present at 6:00 p.m. and a Prayer Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday evening. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.meyerbroschapels.com Virginia was born on July 27, 1933 in Ocheyedan, Iowa to Raymond and Faith (Gleason) Lintner. Her early education was at a country school outside of Ocheyedan, and she graduated from Ocheyedan High School. Virginia attended Morningside College from 1951 until 1952 when she entered the nursing program at Methodist Hospital of Nursing, from which she graduated as a Registered Nurse on September 9, 1955. Virginia married Clifford C. Clayton on January 25, 1957 in Sioux City. She worked at local hospitals, and area nursing homes before working for Dr. Ashmore in Sioux City. Virginia retired from nursing while working at Midstep in 1998. She enjoyed reading, playing cards, gardening, fishing, and traveling. Virginia loved music, and played piano at various nursing facilities around Siouxland. She volunteered at Hospice of Siouxland and P.A.C.E. but found her greatest joy and pride in spending time with family, and specifically her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a proud member of the First United Methodist Church, and enjoyed memberships to various groups associated with the church over the years. Virginia is survived by her daughters Cindy Thoms and her husband Roy of LeMars, IA, Candy Hill and her husband Steven of Sioux City, and Carol Mairose and her husband Dave of LeMars, IA; son Curtis Clayton and his wife Julie of Sioux City; sister Iris Pauling of Paulina, IA; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Virginia was preceded in death by her parents, husband Clifford in 2001, and an infant sister Marie Lintner.