Dennis L (Denny) Clayton

1943 - 2023  (79 years)

• Name	Dennis L (Denny) Clayton
  Nickname	Denny
  Birth	10 Sep 1943	Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Mar 2023	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Burial	15 Apr 2023
  Person ID	I31797	Rossville
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Donald Clayton
  Mother	Maude (Blanche) Hickmon Clayton Jenkins
  Family ID	F9021	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Cathy Luttig Clayton
  Marriage	28 Apr 1984	Emmett, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Children	1. Amanda Clayton
  Family ID	F9020	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Judy Lakings Clayton
  Divorce	Yes
  Children	1. Donald Clayton   2. Christine Clayton Akins
  Family ID	F9022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Dec 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Sep 1943 - Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Obituary- Clayton, Dennis Dennis L. “Denny” Clayton Dennis L. “Denny” Clayton, 79, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2023, at his home after a short brave battle with cancer. He was born September 10, 1943 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Donald and Maude “Blanche” Hickmon Clayton. Denny graduated from Sloan, IA, High School. He was a pipe fitter retired out of Local 441. Denny loved his family. He enjoyed reading and fishing, especially with his brothers Steve, Big Donnie, Kevin, EV, his good friend Ron. He also liked to sit and have a beer with family and friends. Denny had a great sense of humor and a soft heart. He was married to Judy Lakings, they divorced and remained friends. He was preceded in death by his father and brother Greg (EV). His in-laws, Dale and Carol Luttig, and his brother-in-law Dave Luttig. He was married to Cathy Luttig in Emmett on April 28, 1984. She survives at their home. Other survivors include his mother, Blanche (Roger) Jenkins, Sloan, IA; his children, Donald (Sharon) Clayton, Omaha, NE, Christine (Will) Akins, Lincoln, NE, and Amanda Clayton, Rossville; siblings, Donna Zuetlau, Sloan, IA, Donald Clayton, Jackson, NE, Kevin (Cathy) Clayton, Salix, IA, Roxanne (Bob) Hyden, Galveston, IN, Jan (Steve) Hubert, Salix, IA; grandchildren, Megan (Paul) Thole, Samuel (Kayla) Akins, Matthew Akins and Chloe Clayton; great-grandchildren, Jaxon, Zachary and Belle Thole. He also had many nieces, nephews and cousins that he loved to tease. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, April 15, 2023 at the Rossville Christian Church where there will be a visitation from 10:00 until service time. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society and sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple Street, St. Mary, Kansas 66536.