Lavon J. "L.J." Clayton, 78 of Norman, Okla. passed away peacefully on Friday, May 7, 2010, at Norman Speciality Hospital in Norman, Okla. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2010 at Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Duncan with Rev. Dan Standifer officiating. Burial is under the direction of the Don Grantham Funeral Home. "L.J." was born Thursday, Feb. 25, 1932, in Addington, Okla. to Jesse L. and Lucy (Sewell) Clayton. He married the love of his life, Betty J. Wells, on December 20, 1952 in Gainesville, Texas. After working in the oil business in Oklahoma and New Mexico, "L.J." moved his family to Edmond, Okla. in 1966 and started a successful Farmers Insurance Agency, retiring in 1994. "L.J." is survived by his wife Betty of the home, two sons, Larry Clayton of Oklahoma City, Okla and Billy Clayton of Oklahoma City, Okla., one daughter, Patricia"Trish" Lowther of Edmond, Okla., by his twin sister, Lavera Huffman of Duncan, OK; 7 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren. Honorary bearers will be Brian Ratliff, Larry Hukill, Rodney Lowther, Coy Ivey and Randy Granzow. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com.