Iva Groce Claywell

Iva (Groce) Claywell of Albany passed away on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Medical Center in Albany Kentucky, having attained the age of 88 years, 11 months & 24 days. She was born in Albany, Kentucky on Thursday, April 30, 1936, the daughter of Edgar Freeman & Iva Pearl (Griffin) Groce. She was of the Church of Christ faith and a devoted member of Seminary Church of Christ. A 1955 graduate of Clinton County High School, she worked at Maple Hill Hospital and later as a skilled seamstress at Sutton’s. She found joy in gardening and tending to her flowers, cherished time spent with her family, and above all, had a deep love for the Lord and His Word. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Preston C. Claywell, whom she wed on June 21, 1965, siblings, Kathleen Cash, Irene Wells, Louis Groce, Cletus Groce and Odell Groce.

She is survived by her sisters, Jean Thrasher of Albany Kentucky, Lois Ann Kemp of Lexington, Kentucky, and many special nieces and nephews.

The funeral service will be conducted on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. C.S.T. in the Memory Chapel of Campbell-New Funeral Home in Albany, Kentucky with Bro. Donnie Shelley, Bro. Donnie Wells, and Bro. Billbert Allison officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 27, 2025 beginning at 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. and again on Monday morning beginning at 6:00 a.m. until the funeral hour. Burial will be in the Albany Cemetery in Albany, Kentucky. In lieu of flowers, contributions appreciated to the Albany Cemetery.

Campbell-New Funeral Home of Albany, Kentucky, is honored to be in charge of all the arrangements.