Age 81, Lawton - Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Letitia Baptist Church with the Rev. Dan Palesano officiating. Clayton died 29th day January, 2010 in Lawton. Burial will be at Letitia Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. He was born October 6, 1928, in Moorewood, Oklahoma to Lena Smith and Fred Lane Green. He graduated Valedictorian from Moorewood, Oklahoma. He later moved to Clinton, Oklahoma. When he was ten years old he left home and went to work for a family down the road. The money he made he sent back home to his single mother. In 1945 when he was 17 years old he joined the Navy and was a Coreman First Class Petty Officer during World War II. In 1947 he went to work for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company as a lineman. He was the only student to finish Southwestern Bell's on the job training early. He retired from AT&T in 1985 with 38 years of service. He established C & L Communications after his retirement from AT&T where he sold and installed commercial phone systems. He also farmed and raised cattle for most of his life. Clayton married Cecilia Palesano on June 9, 1956 in Apache. They were married for 53 years. They had 4 children, Glenna, Clayton L. "Buddy" Jr., Russell, and Lisa. His most memorable times were spent with his family on Lake Fort Cobb and Lake Texoma. Since Clayton and Cecilia both came from such large families the majority of the weekends were spent with extended family on the farm playing and eating. During his retirement years he enjoyed time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren, checking on his cattle, drinking coffee with his friends at Lawton LP Gas, and having lunch at John & Cooks Bar-B-Que. Clayton is survived by his wife, Cecilia, of the home, his four children and their spouses; Glenn and Glenna Herring, Clayton L "Buddy" Jr. and Lisa Green, Russell and Debi Green, and Lisa and Rocky Carson all of Lawton; his 10 grandchildren: Chariny Herring, Ryan Herring, Nicholas Herring, Walter Glenn, Shelby Green, Taylor Green, Kara Green, Krista Green, Clay Carson, and Colton Carson. 6 Great Grandchildren: Baylee Green, Anna Grace Adair, Katelynn Adair, Chandler Green, Hudson Herring, and Garrett Herring. His brothers, Joe Green, Willard Green, Royce Green, Clyde Green, and his sisters, Barbara Bodenstein and Francis Hoffman. He was preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Lena Green, a brother Millard Green, and a sister, Lawauna Hicks. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Southwest Oklahoma, P.O. Box 2074, Lawton, Oklahoma 73502.