December 31, 2019 Issue, Page 2 of 17

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Page 2 The Elk City News, Elk City, Oklahoma Tuesday, December 31, 2019 Round Town Jack Lee Clay January 11 Jack Lee Clay, treasured Double Down at the father, grandfather and great- Boomtown Throwdown grandfather, went home to Livestock Show, Elk Jesus early Monday after- City FFA host show and noon, December 23, 2019 at Concession, Convention the Oklahoma Heart Hospital Center Barn. North, Oklahoma City. #He was 93. January 12 The son of William Henry Double Down at the Clay and Ruie (Kinnerson) Boomtown Throwdown Clay, Jack was born Nov. 3, things Jack enjoyed in his Livestock Show, Elk 1926 in Foraker, Okla. The lifetime. {He loved to travel. City FFA host show and family moved to Oklahoma +He enjoyed boating and ski- Concession, Convention City while he was quite small. ing as well as camping and Center Barn. Later they moved to Shidler fishing. ¢He enjoyed assem- where he grew up and received bling and then flying radio January 14 his education, graduating from controlled airplanes. tHe had CofC Annual Banquet Shidler High School in 1944, apilots license and loved to fly Elias and Jessica Flores. Staff photo by Don Munsch. RSVP required, FBC Ac- +After graduation Jack joined when he could. ¢He also liked tivity Center. the United States Army to- wards the end of WWII , serv- four wheelers and side by sides.}Jack had a wood work- Business owner January 18 ing stateside as a Corrections ing shop and enjoyed building Continued from page 1. G&S Productions Gun Officer before receiving his various pieces of furniture, Show, Convention Center. Honorable Discharge. such as bookcases, tables and She got some food for construction crew their move to Oklahoma. Jack attended Oklahoma cabinets. {He liked to work in members just out of the blue, Elias said. “We looked at the pros and cons of liv- January 19 State University after the ser- mechanics and with comput- “Not many of them do that,” he said. ing in Los Angeles as opposed to here and G&S Productions Gun vice and earned his Associates ers. Another time, just a few years ago, Elias her family is here in Elk City,” Elias said. Show, Convention Center. Degree in diesel ¢mechanics. Jack is survived by his chil- was on break outside the stage sitting on “Her mom and dad and her grandma live On March 4, 1950 Jack dren, Nancy and David How- a brick wall when he noticed a car com- here.” January 31 and Dortha Belle Wirtz were ell of Edmond, Robert Clay ing toward him. By his feet were parking “And I loved growing up here,” Jessica Kiwanis Karnival, Con- united in marriage in Win- of Rolla, Mo., and Chris and spaces. It appeared the vehicle would not yention Center field, Kan. }They established Dana Clay of Chelsea, Okla.; stop. their first home in Stillwater five grandchildren; and seven “T realized this guy, whoever is driving, February 1 where her new husband was great-grandchildren. is not going to stop, and they're like com- Kiwanis Karnival, Con- in school. ¢They moved to Elk In addition to Dortha, his ing toward where I’m sitting on the brick yention Center City after graduation, and he wife of over 69 years, {Jack wall in the parking space and so I had lit- was employed with Shell Oil was preceded in death by his erally had to jump out of the way before February 8 Company. +After a time they parents; and four siblings, R. they hit me, and I’m looking inside, and EC 4H and FFA Local were transferred to Taloga B., Elouise Ridgeway, Betty the car is like an old Toyota Camry,” he Livestock Show 9 a.m., where he worked for a number Bryant and Bill Clay. said, remembering it was dirty and dusty. Convention Center Barn. of years before being trans- Graveside services will be “T look inside and it’s an old man, and I ferred back to Elk City. {He Monday, Dec. 30 at 3 p.m. walk around and he gets out of the car and February 14 retired from Shell in 1987, and in the Newkirk Cemetery it’s Clint Eastwood.” Valentine Make and the couple moved to Edmond with the Rev. Larry Starbuck, On the set of the movies, Elias got to see in 1996. #Mrs. Clay died Oct. minister of the First Christian movie magic occur, gaining a glimpse of Take, Carnegie Youth Library. 8, 2012. {Jack remained in Ed- Church of Vici officiating. how equipment is used to film scenes, in- mond until his death. Arrangements are under the cluding those with explosions. During his Jack had attended the Unit- direction of Miller-Stahl Fu- career, he could go onto the sound stage February 15 Rustic Market, Conven- ed Methodist Church and neral Service. {Mr. Clay will and watch filming. Elias Flores steps away was a member of the Mason- lie in state at the funeral home Elias also saw drama on set, recalling from a red pod that was a tion Center ic Lodge. {There are many Sunday from 1-9 p.m. how producer and director Michael Bay single-man space ship from was a “super intense” individual. Captain Marvel’s ship in “But I mean, he’s like everybody else: Christmas dinner We're all under the gun to try to get things “Captain Marvel.” Contrib- uted photo. done,” Elias said. Continued from page 1. Actors are working on sets as are as said. hotel room for two nights construction crews, so crew people ask- Elias and Jessica lived in Hawthorne, ing actors for autographs and pictures was California, and said they were at a point in when the family first prohibited as an unspoken rule, Elias said. their lives where it was time to slow down got to town, the Dough- tys said. McArthur also “But you know, you can kind of feel and raise their child. helped with a clothing people out and just talk to them as they’re “I’m just ready for a new chapter in my walking by, say hi,” Elias said. “Some life,” said Elias, who has never lived out- voucher and some food. strike up a conversation and some don’t.” side California and likes living here. “Everybody here in Elk Construction crews can be called on to Jessica lived in California for 12 years City has been amazing to and said she loved living there, with great make whatever the production demands, us,” Jamie said. William said the help such as spaceships. weather year round and always “some- his family has received The best part of the job was traveling, thing to do, always somewhere new to “makes you want to cry.” Ruth Nelson, left, of Georgetown, Texas, going on location somewhere to build go.” But she said while those features something, Elias said, The least satisfying were appealing for singles or young mar- Both William and Jamie had dinner with her daughter Vicki Platt, have jobs lined up when right, and grandson, Matthew Platt, of Elk aspect of the work was the long hours. tied couples, it’s not a conducive to raise a they return home to Mis- “Tons of hours,” he said. “Weekend young family. City. Staff photo by Don Munsch. “We just really wanted to give our son a work. Just busy. It was a short time frame souri and family waiting press the gratitude that Community Foundation’s to build the sets. You know, they wanted sense of community that you get in small for them. William’s dad, we have for all of this.” main goal is to fight William, arrived in Elk them yesterday.” town like Elk City,” said Jessica, daughter Other people at the homelessness. Building something can take six months, of Chy and Laura Johnson. City from Missouri to “If we can do just our help the family. event were grateful for such as a ship used for the set of “Pearl Jessica moved to California because she the dinner. small part here in Elk Harbor,” Elias said. Construction time can was “ready to get out of Oklahoma and The family appreci- “T think it’s really cool,” City, then that is still vary, but on a big feature, it can take al- experience a different life.” She went to ated the assistance they said Cashanda Wilson, amazing,” she said. The most a year, from the beginning to end. school for theater and said she did some received in Elk City, and who just moved to Elk organization does case Multiple sets can be constructed on the Netflix-style, straight-to-Redbox kind of they appreciate Founda- City from Cheyenne and management and service same picture. movies. tion putting on the Christ- was accompanied at the referrals. Here in Elk City, Elias will be do- “But I got more into the business aspect mas dinner. The children dinner by daughter Grace, “If you're struggling ing home construction, rehabbing addi- and just just kind of stayed on that side,” with William and Jamie 3. “This is the first event finding resources or ser- tions and doing repairs. The website is she said. “I liked the steady paycheck and were Kady, 11, Lily, 8, that we’ve been to. It’s vices to get you what you homerunconstructionok.com. Elias is a the 401k and the health insurance.” Abel, 6, Jameson, 5, and really nice, and there’s a need to get you back on baseball fan, hence the business name. She works for the Claro Group and can Nova 2. The Doughtys’ lot of people.” feet, then come see me,” Elias and Jessica said having a child work from home. The company does eco- other children - Bella, 14, McArthur enjoyed see- she said, giving her orga- changed their lives, and that precipitated nomic consulting. and Austyn, 10 - are at ing the turnout. nization’s address, which home in Missouri. “I thank everybody is 609 W. E Ave., inside Jamie said having a for coming,” McArthur the Western Oklahoma Community Christmas said to attendees. “It re- Family Care Center in Dinner would be “really ally touches my heart to Elk City. cool in our home town.” see all of you guys here She said the organiza- “Tt’s really touched me on Christmas Day and to tion’s goal is open a tran- a lot,” William said. see everybody coming to- sitional living center in “Me, too,” Jamie said. gether to do for our com- EIk City in 2020. A fund- William added: “God munity. It means so much raiser will be held for the bless Elk City and the to me.” transitional living center Your help wanted! people of the town. Our She thanked volunteers in April and two other Christmas wouldn’t and said she had no idea fundraisers will be done have happened [without that that many volunteers in 2020: the block party them].” Jamie said the would show up. She told in the summer and the family “can’t even ex- the audience that LIFE Christmas dinner. 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