Mrs. Mary Bell Hall Clayton, age 78 of Ellijay, GA died Sunday April 8, 2012.

Mrs. Clayton was born on February 15, 1934 in Beaver, KY. She is the daughter of the late Thomas Tackett and Fannie Hall Tackett. She was the last of 17 children. She was a housewife and a member of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church. She is preceded in death by husbands Willie Hall and Ira Clayton.

Survivors include: Sons: Theodore, Don, Ronnie, Robert, Rodney Hall all of Ellijay; 11 Grandchildren; 12 Great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday April 11, 2012 at 2 p.m. from the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church with Rev. Bryan Hensley, Rev. Glenn Arnold, and Rev. Chris Chastain officiating.

Interment will be held in the Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery.

Family will receive friends Tuesday, April 10th from 12 noon until 9 p.m. at the Bernhardt Funeral Home.

Bernhardt Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.

Condolences can be made at www.bernhardtfh.com