Antoine Terrell Clay Sr.

May 24, 1974 - November 24, 2018

Antoine Terrell Clay Sr. was born May 24, 1974 to Joseph Brooks and Dorothy Clay in Saint Louis, Missouri. He passed on November 24, 2018. His father Joseph Brooks, his brothers Joseph Brooks Jr., Anthony Brooks, and his twin Anthony Clay Sr., preceded him in death. His first born son Antoine Terrell Clay Jr., his uncle Wade Clay, and his grandmothers Gertha Mitchell and Juanita Jamison also preceded him in death. He attended Greater Saint Matthew Missionary Baptist Church where he accepted Christ at an early age. Antoine was educated in the Saint Louis Public Schools attending Sumner High School where he played football. Antoine was in the church choir and he started boxing at an early age. Antoine was a sweet, loving, and caring man. If you knew him, you knew him by his smile and joning sessions. When you walked in the room, he would crack jokes as soon as he heard you. Anthony loved sports, his family and his friends. He also loved to dress to impress, “couldn’t tell him he didn’t look good.” Antoine worked at Gray Moving Company for over 10 years. He leaves to cherish his memory: his mother Dorothy Clay, his wife Tanya Jones-Clay, his children Treavon (Clay) Minner, Antoine Clay Jr., and Antrell Clay; his sisters Patricia (Tony) Hayes, Mary Brooks, and Chantel Russell; his mother-in-law Derena (James) Hobson; his father-in-law Tyres Jones; his godmother Lillie Simpson; his sisters-in-law Shaneeka Mitchell, Shelitha (Trice) Womack, and Danielle Mitchell; his brothers-in-law Tyrone Womack, Lamont Mitchell, and Garland (Wayne) Mitchell Jr., and a host of aunts, cousins, nieces, nephews, and friends.