Dr. Samuel Thomas Clayton, Jr.

1939 - 2025

Dr. Samuel Thomas Clayton, Jr. obituary, 1939-2025, Harrisburg, PA

Dr. Samuel Thomas Clayton, Jr.

1939 - 2025

BORN

1939

DIED

2025

Dr. Samuel Clayton, Jr. Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on May 19, 2025.
Dr. Samuel Thomas Clayton, Jr. (86) passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025. He was born on March 16, 1939, as the eldest of ten sons to the late Samuel Sr. and Beatrice (née Harrington) Clayton. He graduated from Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in 1974, completed his family medicine residency at Harrisburg Hospital, and practiced medicine for over thirty years at various Harrisburg medical offices including his private practice Family Medical Care. He is survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law; his long-term partner Toni; his sons Samuel III and Spencer (Tia), his grandson Sawyer, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral will take place at Star of Hope Baptist Church in Northeast Philadelphia on May 30, 2025, at 10 AM.

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4725 Mulberry St, Philadelphia, PA 19124

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