Clayton Diamond passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at the age of 86. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Maybelle Diamond; his wife, Joyce C. Diamond; his brothers, Jack "Buster" Diamond and J.C. Diamond; and his children, Clayton Jerome Diamond, Sr. and Karen Vezinat. He is survived by his daughter, Debra Diamond; his daughter-in-law, Melanie Diamond; his son-in-law, Tony Vezinat; his grandchildren: Ben Vezinat, Toni Reneé Vezinat, Craig Blanchard (Diana), Clay Diamond (Jennifer), Nicole Hesse (Richie), Shawn Fassbender (Joanne), and Shanna Nuckles (Will); and his great-grandchildren: Patrick, Logan, Cooper, Bennett, Sailor, and Finley. He is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends.
Clayton was born in Brookhaven, MS and was a lifelong resident of Metairie, LA. He served with the U.S. Marine Corps during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1951. He worked for NOPSI/Entergy and retired after over 40 years of service. The family would like to give special thanks to the staff of Passages Hospice for their care of Clayton in his last days.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Service at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie, LA on Monday, July 31, 2017 at 11:00 am. Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until service time. Interment will be in Garden of Memories Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in Clayton's memory to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.

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